Word Finder - tension

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The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.

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Psychological state of being tense.

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A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.

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State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.

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Force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions on, in, or of, e.g., "The tension in the cable is 1000 N", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends).

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Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.

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To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.

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We tensioned the cable until it snapped.

The tension was paying its toll in another way.

He shook the tension out of his shoulders.

As the weekend drew nearer, the tension grew.

All this tension was ruining the evening for both of them.

She couldn't tell, except that the tension in the room was increasing.

Some tension faded from her frame.

Jackson turned the camera on, placed it in front of her and stood behind her with his hands on her shoulders, feeling tension in them.

He was able to tackle this kind of problem, unlike the strange tension between him and his mate.

Maybe the last situation was what gave her the courage to speak up when the inheritance tension came back.

The tension melted from his body at the sight of her petite frame and swirling silver-blue eyes.

Shadows crawled over the world around her, and the tension in the air made it hard to breathe.

Sensing the level of tension in the room, Rhyn didn.t sit but leaned with his back against the wall, ready to launch across the table at whoever snapped first.

The tension in the room ratcheted up a notch.

Taran sensed the tension between the two men.

The tension melted from Gabriel's shoulders as he sat on the settee across from Andre.

Another tension was in the air of the banquet.

They all attempted small talk, but the tension was palpable.

The tension was thick, their heat filling the empty space between them.

I tried to ease the tension that bound the room like a noose.

Howie had taken to picking at his fingers when the tension built.

This time the tension didn't leave his frame.

He continued testing the tension on his bike chain, wiping the grease on a paper napkin.

Darian snorted in amusement, though she heard the note of tension in his voice.

The tension was heavy enough to make Taran lower his stance further.

The expression on all faces showed the tension people feel at the approach of those in authority.

The tension between them was thick.

Memories of their nights together made him sensitive to the warmth of her skin, the tension between them.

I could cut the tension between you two with a knife.

As a matter of fact, it had been sexual tension then as well.

The tension in the room was high, each creature bristling with magic.

Deidre eased against him, the tension fleeing her body.

The tension around Gabriel was present.

For the first time in days, the tension in her body loosened.

As soon as he entered he noticed and felt the tension of the amorous air in the house, and also noticed a curious embarrassment among some of those present.

The tension of the stiff forms in the foyer was overwhelming.

Sensing her fear, he touched her arm, the edge of tension dissipating.

Across the room, Darkyn held the tension of a taut rubber band.

Jenn's tension fled from her as she picked up the small child and hugged her close.

At once, the tension eased from his frame, and his eyes went glassy.

The odd tension was between them again, and she wondered what it was about her abductor that made her blood burn, especially when he was so unapproachable.

The intimate moment was gone, replaced by the tension that always filled the space between them.

She had a mild headache, and the tension between her shoulders was aching from the stress of the discussion.

He understood better the tension between Ne'Rin and nishani after several hesitant stories from Talal of their discussions.

Her pain faded, and she drew a shaky breath as the tension in her chest loosened.

Despite the danger outside the walls, tension released her shoulders when she'd gone far enough to lose sight of the city's walls.

His face was still hidden in shadows, but there was little mistaking the tension in his frame.

Even Quinn seemed to have forgotten his desire to go public in the tension of our impromptu to act.

The power swirling in the air around her grew as she neared Damian's door, and she was reminded of the tension in the air before a thunderstorm.

He sensed her tension slide away, and with it, the darkness.

He shook out his tension but felt an even heavier sense of guilt.