Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a tense manner; with tension.
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- adverb In a
tense manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a tense manner
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Examples
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As it sounded a figure jumped from behind a tree and called tensely:
Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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As it sounded a figure jumped from behind a tree and called tensely:
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As advocates on both sides watched tensely, Senate republicans debated for days whether to bring the bill to the floor.
Gay Rites Law Passes Sophia Hollander 2011
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Video captured by a passenger and shown on the website of the Daily News shows a tensely quiet cabin in the seconds before the words "brace for impact" came over the jet's loudspeaker.
JFK Emegency Landing (VIDEO): Sparks Fly After Delta Connection Flight 4951 Landing Gear Malfunction Adam J. Rose 2010
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For most though, a tensely litigated divorce settlement may be avoided, saving money, time and sparing you -- and your soon to be ex -- unnecessary added stress.
Abby Tolchinsky: How To Get A Divorce In The New Year Abby Tolchinsky 2011
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Traffic police stand tensely at intersections, automatic weapons at the ready.
Behind Moscow Airport Bomb, Insurgency Grinds On in Caucasus 2011
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Video captured by a passenger and shown on the website of the Daily News shows a tensely quiet cabin in the seconds before the words "brace for impact" came over the jet's loudspeaker.
JFK Emegency Landing (VIDEO): Sparks Fly After Delta Connection Flight 4951 Landing Gear Malfunction Adam J. Rose 2010
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Video captured by a passenger and shown on the website of the Daily News shows a tensely quiet cabin in the seconds before the words "brace for impact" came over the jet's loudspeaker.
JFK Emegency Landing (VIDEO): Sparks Fly After Delta Connection Flight 4951 Landing Gear Malfunction Adam J. Rose 2010
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He listened still more tensely through long minutes in which he heard nothing, at the same time whispering to Jerry for information and commanding him to be soft-spoken; and Jerry, with whuffs and whiffs and all the short-hand breath-exhalations of speech he had been taught, told him that men approached, many men, more men than five.
CHAPTER XVIII 2010
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Video captured by a passenger and shown on the website of the Daily News shows a tensely quiet cabin in the seconds before the words "brace for impact" came over the jet's loudspeaker.
JFK Emegency Landing (VIDEO): Sparks Fly After Delta Connection Flight 4951 Landing Gear Malfunction Adam J. Rose 2010
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