-tensing Definition

noun

(linguistics) A process that occurs almost ubiquitously in North American English in which the phoneme /æ/ is raised and lengthened or diphthongized in certain or all environments.

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verb

Present participle of tense.

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-tensing Sentence Examples

  • Tensing, Jade turned to face the direction of the demon.s voice.

  • She obliged quickly, tensing as she waited for him to finish with her phone.

  • Recognizing one, she looked back, tensing.

  • Lana's eyes settled on them, and she found herself tensing.

  • Static quadriceps exercises consist of tensing the muscle on the front of the thigh whilst the knee is straight.

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TTETEN

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GNGING

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Words Starting With - and Ending With G

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With T7 Letter Words Ending With G