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Meaning of tensen | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To become tense or more tense.

intransitive

Examples

“At first he was shocked and his body tensened then he put an arm around me “well duh,” he joked and even though I was mad at him I laughed at his joke.”
“A small muscle in Gabriel's jaw tensened. He turned away his face.”
“I realized, suddenly, that I had been tensening with a steady, burning frustration.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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