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Synonyms for tensing
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : tens |
Phonetic Transcription : tɛns |
Top 10 synonyms for tensing Other synonyms for the word tensing
- abbreviating
- abbreviation
- abridging
- abridgment
- afflict
- anneal
- arch
- astringe
- bend
- benumb
- bind
- bow
- brace
- burden
- cake
- candy
- cement
- chill
- choke
- clench
- close
- clot
- coagulate
- compress
- compression
- concentrate
- condensation
- condense
- condensing
- confine
- confinement
- confining
- congeal
- constriction
- constringe
- contract
- cramp
- crunch
- crush
- crystallize
- curb
- curdle
- curtailing
- curtailment
- curve
- cutting down
- decreasing
- deflating
- diminishing
- diminution
- distend
- draw in
- draw together
- drawing together
- dwindling
- elision
- evaporating
- evaporation
- fasten
- firm
- fix
- force
- freeze
- fret
- gel
- grip
- harden
- hassle
- hump
- inflate
- inspissate
- jell
- jelly
- lean
- lessening
- limit
- lopping
- narrowing
- omission
- omitting
- ossify
- overdo
- overextend
- petrify
- pinch
- precipitate
- pressure
- prop
- pull
- put in traction
- put on trial
- receding
- reducing
- restrain
- restrict
- rigidify
- screw
- scrooch down
- secure
- set
- shrink
- shrinking
- shrivelling
- spring
- squat
- squeeze
- stabilize
- starch
- steady
- stiffen
- stoop
- strain
- strangle
- strangulate
- strengthen
- stretch
- tauten
- tense
- tense up
- tensing
- thicken
- tighten
- tightening
- toughen
- traumatize
- tuck
- withdrawal
- withdrawing
- worry
Définition of tensing
Origin :- "to make tense," 1670s, from tense (adj.); intransitive sense of "to become tense" (often tense up) is recorded from 1946. Related: Tensed; tensing.
- As in contraction : noun drawing in; shortening
- As in stiffen : verb make or become harder
- As in stress : verb put under physical or mental pressure
- As in tighten : verb constrict
- As in constrict : verb inhibit
- As in hunch : verb cower, crouch
- He sat on the edge of the cot, tensing as though for a leap at Conn's throat.
- Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
- Albert turned to face the nearest native, tensing his muscles for battle.
- Extract from : « Insidekick » by Jesse Franklin Bone
- There was a tensing of the abdomen, a faint burning in the pit of his stomach.
- Extract from : « Mate in Two Moves » by Winston Marks
- Lucinda divined hostility in the tensing of the arm round her waist.
- Extract from : « Linda Lee, Incorporated » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The tensing of her body betrayed the temper in which Lucinda met his suggestion.
- Extract from : « Linda Lee, Incorporated » by Louis Joseph Vance
- He felt the tensing of the others in the room, not toward the major but toward him.
- Extract from : « The Invaders » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
- There came a tensing of the relaxed form, and the head lifted a little so that the girl could look at her questioner.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Barring a little stiffness, which he removed by flexing and tensing his muscles, he felt very strong and capable.
- Extract from : « The Hosts of the Air » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- But he could not shake off the legs which were like stubborn tentacles about him, could not free his throat of the tensing clutch.
- Extract from : « Judith of Blue Lake Ranch » by Jackson Gregory
- Sometimes a false emotionalism adds to the discomfort by tensing the whole muscular system and making the messages more intense.
- Extract from : « Outwitting Our Nerves » by Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury
Antonyms for tensing
- aid
- allow
- amplification
- attenuate
- calm
- comfort
- compress
- concentrate
- dilation
- dilute
- dissolve
- enlarge
- enlargement
- expand
- expansion
- extend
- extension
- free
- give
- heat
- help
- increase
- lengthen
- lengthening
- let go
- liberate
- liquefy
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- melt
- open
- opening
- placate
- reduce
- relax
- release
- separate
- soften
- soothe
- spread
- stand
- straighten
- stretch
- thin
- uncompress
- unfasten
- unfix
- untie
- weaken
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