Similar words: sensed, incensed, tense, intense, tense up, tensely, pretense, tenseness. Meaning: [tens] 
adj. having inflections to indicate tense.
adj. having inflections to indicate tense. 
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1. He tensed his muscles for the leap.
2. The athletes waited, with all their sinews tensed.
3. He tensed himself for the jump and landed expertly on the other side.
4. The muscles in my face tensed.
5. She tensed, hearing the strange noise again.
6. Brian got so tensed up he could hardly speak.
7. Players get very tensed up before a match.
8. I tensed every muscle in my body in apprehension.
9. She tensed(Sentencedict.com), hearing the noise again.
10. Every time the phone rang, she tensed.
11. Jane tensed her muscles to stop them from shaking.
12. She tensed up as she heard the explosion.
13. He tensed himself, listening to see if anyone had followed him.
14. GRE tensed him up.
15. The troopers followed behind, every muscle tensed for the sudden gunfire.
16. You seem very tensed up. Are you still waiting for that phone call?
17. Neal tensed slightly as the plane took off.
18. A muscle tensed a fraction in his jaw.
19. He stood tensed, straining his ears.sentencedict.com/tensed.html
20. She tensed, trembling. Heavy footsteps were mounting the stairs.
21. She tensed, struck by a sudden brainwave.
22. Every time the vestibule door opened, he tensed up.
23. He spread his legs and tensed his fingers.
24. Francesca's neck muscles tensed every time she took a breath and her nostrils dilated.
25. He walked hesitatingly forward, his skin tensed for the feeling of metal tearing flesh.
26. Richmann tensed as the approaching engine noise reached a peak.
27. Her hands tensed against the solid wall of his chest, feeling the warm, muscular tautness of him.
28. Their women were tensed forward on their seats, almost in a crouch of inquiry or solicitude.
29. He put his arm around me, and I tensed up.
30. Her hand froze against his cheek as the realisation tensed every muscle in her body.
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