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Anxious Nervous Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TENSE which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: TENSE

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199%5Exact Match!
238%6Nervous or anxious
338%7Nervous or anxious

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "TENSE" which means:

    adjective
  • • In or of a state of physical or nervous tension
  • • Pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
  • • Taut or rigid; stretched tight
  • noun
  • • A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
  • verb
  • • Become stretched or tense or taut
  • • Increase the tension on
  • • Become tense, nervous, or uneasy
  • • Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She looked tense during the meeting."
  • • "His muscles were tense after the intense workout."

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