Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tensing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
tens-ing
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tense

noun

The act of making something tense.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

tensings (plural)

Phrases

æ-tensing

Questions

What does tensing mean?
present participle and gerund of tense

How to pronounce tensing

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