Word "TENSED" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
having inflections to indicate tense

Crossword Clues for TENSED

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Clue Source Date
Grew stressed
Became nervous, giving figures to the editor (6)
Tightened end and set off Mirror Cryptic 05 Apr 2025
Tautened Mirror Quick 05 Apr 2025
Became tight Universal 25 Jan 2025
Prepared for a jump scare, perhaps
Stiffened, with "up"
Became taut Premier Sunday 17 Nov 2024
Tightened one's muscles Newsday 30 Jul 2024
Prepared for a blow Thomas Joseph 12 Jul 2024
Clenched, as muscles
Stiffened USA Today 21 Jun 2024
Prepared for a hit Wall Street Journal 01 Apr 2024
Braced for impact New York Times 29 Mar 2024
Went rigid in past, perhaps, with initial dread (6)
Stiffened wild teens, on the day (6)
Became anxious Newsday 17 Sep 2023
Showed fear Thomas Joseph 12 Aug 2023
Became edgy LA Times Daily 28 Apr 2023
Showed fear Thomas Joseph 08 Feb 2023
Prepared for a punch Wall Street Journal 22 Dec 2022
Became rigid USA Today 03 Jul 2021
Tightened up Premier Sunday 21 Mar 2021
Tightened (up) New York Times 19 Feb 2021
Showed fear Thomas Joseph 08 Jul 2020
Got edgy LA Times Daily 16 May 2020
Got edgy The Washington Post 16 May 2020
Grew taut USA Today 05 May 2020
Readied for impact The Washington Post 03 May 2020
Readied for impact LA Times Daily 03 May 2020
Reacted to danger The New Yorker 30 Mar 2020
Stiffened Universal 19 Oct 2019
Stiffened
Prepared for a sock Wall Street Journal 13 Sep 2018
Prepared for a blow Thomas Joseph 13 Mar 2018
Prepared for a sock
Wound up on time, needs to travel
Flinched, e.g New York Times 14 Apr 2017
Pulled tight The Washington Post 17 Jan 2017
Flinched, e.g.
Got tighter USA Today 26 Dec 2016
Prepared for a punch Wall Street Journal 10 Dec 2016
Prepared for impact New York Times 05 Nov 2016
Prepared to spring Wall Street Journal 13 Sep 2016
Got tighter
Prepared for impact
Got nervous, with "up" LA Times Daily 09 Dec 2015
Got edgy Newsday 18 Oct 2015
Got nervous, with "up"
Got edgy
Showed anxiety, with "up"
Displayed anxiety
Got tight
Became anxious
Became anxious
Got uptight
Became edgy
Became anxious
Tightened up
Grew rigid (with "up")
Became edgy
Grew rigid (with "up")
Became on edge
Prepared to spring
Tightened
Got tight
Tightened (up)
Tightened (up)
Became anxious
Showed anxiety
Got tight
Showed anxiety
Became rigid
Got the yips
Was uptight
Prepared for a blow
Became stiff
Stiffened
Braced
Got wound up
Got tight
Made tight, as muscles
Became taut
Pulled tight
Strained
Got uptight
Got nervous
Got nervous
Reacted with fright
Showed anxiety
Got tight
Got uptight
Stiffened
Became rigid
Grew rigid
Became strained
Stiffened
Became nervous
Got rigid
Prepared to spring
Became strained
Became taut
Reacted to a scare
Tautened
Tightened
Readied for a blow
High-strung, with "up"
Prepared for a blow
Made taut
Prepared for a wallop
Got nervous
Grew nervous
Became anxious
Became edgy
Taut
Showed nervous strain
Became jittery
Became taut
Stiffened.
Tightened.
Keyed up.
Became taut.
Stretched tight.
Strained.
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