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Meanings of
tense up
in English
Portuguese
estressar
Catalan
tensar
Spanish
tensar
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Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious.
strain
tense
relax
unstrain
Portuguese
estressar
Usage of
tense up
in English
1
Ukrainian friends of mine routinely
tense
up
whenever the picture is mentioned.
2
The position feels precarious, and I
tense
up
to keep from falling.
3
If you
tense
up
or have doubts, you put yourself at risk.
4
I felt excitement run along my nerves, and began to
tense
up
.
5
Caitlin felt Jeremy's body
tense
up
next to her on the couch.
6
From the Aweida house.' Only to
tense
up
all over again.
7
Her body started to
tense
up
,
so I let her go.
8
Each new round of violent play caused Luce to
tense
up
in alarm.
9
When I see her, I
tense
up
and can hear my heart pounding.
10
I
tense
up
-
he
has
n't
touched me since before our fight-andhe releases me.
11
The donier had seen her
tense
up
with the last pain.
12
He's talking just for happiness, but something he says makes her
tense
up
.
13
The muscles of his face and body,
tense
up
to this moment, relaxed.
14
I could see Ázzuen
tense
up
,
trying not to flinch away.
15
He must have seen me
tense
up
,
because he apologized with a nervous chuckle.
16
She noticed him
tense
up
as she began her response.
Other examples for "tense up"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
tense
up
tense
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
tense up
Portuguese
estressar
Catalan
tensar
tensar-se
tesar-se
tibar-se
tibar
Spanish
tensar
Tense up
through the time
Tense up
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common