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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 | ||||||||
| 31% | 7 | Tense up | ||||||
verb • become stiff or stiffer • make stiff or stiffer • severely restrict in scope or extent | ||||||||
| 27% | 7 | Stiffen resolve | ||||||
verb • make secure underneath | ||||||||
Stiffen With Up Crossword Clue
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TENSE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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TENSE
Updated: October 10, 2023
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