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tenseness

noun as in heebie-jeebies

noun as in jitters

noun as in nerves

noun as in tension

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Example Sentences

I’ll enjoy not being so tense that I clench my muscles until I become the rare case of a living person going into rigor mortis.

The pandemic had exacerbated an already tense parenting arrangement between Richard Sherrick and Kimberly Page, who were never married but have two boys who are 6 and 4.

A long road backA few years ago, publishers spoke about Instant Articles mostly in the past tense.

From Digiday

For people dealing with tense shoulders and necks, the bizarre design of this sleep wedge will protect from pinched nerves and other nighttime misalignments.

Stockholm County Mayor Irene Svenonius says the situation is “extremely tense.”

From Fortune

The air itself had a certain electrical tenseness about it, like the silence before a storm.

He saw the tenseness of the abdominal organs, felt the blind fear in the creature's mind.

The scout fought down a surge of panic, attempted to battle the tenseness which tied his nerves.

Sadie gave him a searching glance and he noted an ominous tenseness in her pose and her drawn-back lips.

It was a week of strained tenseness; a certain electricity seemed at hand in the atmosphere, inhibiting speech.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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