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tense up

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

MWE

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
straintense
pasttense
tensed up
presentparticiple
tensing up
thirdpersonsingular
tenses up
pastparticiple
tensed up