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Discover LudwigThe expression "tense with" is correct and usable in written English, but it has a very specific meaning.
In this expression, "tense with" indicates a feeling of strong tension, anxiety, or anticipation. For example, "She was tense with anticipation as she waited for the doors to open."
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Don't be so tense with my tonguing.
The air seems tense with anxiety.
It was an exciting moment, tense with potential.
Mr. Vazques, tense with emotion, waited for the prayer service.
I like people being tense with each other".
But the captain is still wound up, tense with misgivings.
His parents filed out dutifully, their bodies tense with a new level of worry.
She was tense with her own family and thought with the Ingrams she could let go.
And hearing the conversation, Shane James, the cook, wandered out of the kitchen tense with anger.
The city is tense, with daily rumors of a military crackdown.
"I'm tense, and I'm very tense with him," she told me.
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