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Definition of Tensing

1. tense [v] - See also: tense

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tensing

Literary usage of Tensing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Exercising in Bed: The Story of an Old Body and Face Made Youngby Sanford Bennett by Sanford Bennett (1910)
"Relax for a few seconds; then repeat the effort. Three or four movements,—that is, alternate tensing and relaxing of the muscles,—as deft? ..."

2. Old Age, Its Cause and Prevention: The Story of an Old Body and Face Made Young by Sanford Bennett (1912)
"Relax for a few seconds; then repeat the effort. Three or four movements—that is, alternate tensing and relaxing of the muscles ..."

3. Exercising in Bed: The Simplest and Most Effective System of Exercise Ever by Sanford Bennett (1907)
"Relax for a few seconds; then repeat the effort. Three or four movements,—that is, alternate tensing and relaxing of the muscles,—as de- ..."

4. Exercising in Bed: The Simplest and Most Effective System of Exercise Ever by Sanford Bennett (1907)
"... tensing Exercise for the Whole Body There are many deep-seated minor muscles which are not called into activity by the special exercises previously ..."

5. A Handy Urdu-English Dictionary Based on Shakespear and the Best Modern by S Sangaji, John Shakespear (1899)
"em tensing to drown, submersion ; (in poetry) exaggeration of praise or censure, which may appear possible though improbable. t. ..."

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