Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
tense
IPA transcription: [t'ɛns]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
tense
Meaning:
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Usage examples
"I'm coming," said Tad in a quiet, tense voice.
"Gee!" Thornton's voice rang out, sharp in the tense silence.
Although attentive, he was not tense, even during the countdown.
The air was tense for an instant; then the Wolf relaxed elaborately.
I waited, every nerve tense, listening to the sounds in the next room.
Dru's voice became tense and vibrant, and he talked in quick sharp jerks.
She remained for a moment tense, passively awaiting co-ordination of her faculties.
Now one doesn't read the Paris edition of the London Daily Mail with tense excitement.
"The Green Dwarf, a Tale of the Perfect Tense," by the Lord Charles Albert Florian Wellesley.
He could find no trace of anything, yet he felt a tense nervousness, as if trouble might be brooding.