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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 | ||||||||
| 48% | 8 | Taut or tightly drawn | ||||||
adjective satellite • lacking natural ease • showing signs of mental and emotional tension • lacking spontaneity; not natural • struggling for effect | ||||||||
| 37% | 10 | Taut or strained, as a wire | ||||||
adjective satellite • being in a tense state • too tightly strung | ||||||||
Taut Strained Crossword Clue
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TENSE which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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TENSE
Updated: October 15, 2023
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