Word "TENSED" Definitions:
- Part of Speech:
- Adjective
- Definition:
- having inflections to indicate tense
Crossword Clues for TENSED
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Braced for impact |
New York Times |
29 Mar 2024 |
Went rigid in past, perhaps, with initial dread (6) |
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Stiffened wild teens, on the day (6) |
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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 |
The Washington Post |
16 May 2020 |
Got edgy |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2020 |
Grew taut |
USA Today |
05 May 2020 |
Readied for impact |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2020 |
Readied for impact |
The Washington Post |
03 May 2020 |
Reacted to danger |
The New Yorker |
30 Mar 2020 |
Stiffened |
Universal |
19 Oct 2019 |
Stiffened |
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Prepared for a sock |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Sep 2018 |
Prepared for a blow |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Mar 2018 |
Prepared for a sock |
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Wound up on time, needs to travel |
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Flinched, e.g |
New York Times |
14 Apr 2017 |
Pulled tight |
The Washington Post |
17 Jan 2017 |
Flinched, e.g. |
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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 |
Prepared for impact |
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Got tighter |
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Got nervous, with "up" |
LA Times Daily |
09 Dec 2015 |
Got edgy |
Newsday |
18 Oct 2015 |
Got edgy |
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Got nervous, with "up" |
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Showed anxiety, with "up" |
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Got tight |
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Got uptight |
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Displayed anxiety |
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Became anxious |
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Became anxious |
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Grew rigid (with "up") |
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Became edgy |
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Became edgy |
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Became anxious |
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Tightened up |
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Tightened |
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Grew rigid (with "up") |
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Got tight |
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Prepared to spring |
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Became on edge |
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Tightened (up) |
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Tightened (up) |
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Became anxious |
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Showed anxiety |
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Got tight |
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Was uptight |
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Showed anxiety |
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Became rigid |
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Got the yips |
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Became stiff |
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Prepared for a blow |
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Stiffened |
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Got wound up |
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Made tight, as muscles |
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Got tight |
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Braced |
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Became taut |
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Got nervous |
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Strained |
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Got uptight |
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Got nervous |
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Pulled tight |
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Got uptight |
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Got tight |
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Showed anxiety |
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Reacted with fright |
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Stiffened |
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Became rigid |
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Grew rigid |
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Stiffened |
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Became strained |
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Became nervous |
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Got rigid |
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Prepared to spring |
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Became strained |
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Readied for a blow |
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Tightened |
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Tautened |
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Reacted to a scare |
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Became taut |
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High-strung, with "up" |
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Prepared for a blow |
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Made taut |
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Prepared for a wallop |
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Got nervous |
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Grew nervous |
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Became anxious |
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Became edgy |
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Taut |
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Showed nervous strain |
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Became jittery |
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Became taut |
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Became taut. |
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Strained. |
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Stiffened. |
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Tightened. |
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Keyed up. |
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Stretched tight. |
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