tensing

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noun

The act of making something tense.

“tensings of the muscles”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tense
nountensing (plural tensings)

plural tensings

  1. The act of making something tense.

    tensings of the muscles

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nesting
Cite this entry
APA

tensing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensing

MLA

“tensing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tensing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensing.

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