1. tense - Noun
2. tense - Adjective
3. tense - Verb
One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber.
Source: Webster's dictionaryProbably nature itself gave man the ability to lie so that in difficult and tense moments he could protect his nest, just as do the vixen and wild duck. Anton Chekhov
I get irritated, nervous, very tense or stressed, but never bored. Catherine Deneuve
Politics is history in the present tense. John Avlon
Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life. Joan Lunden
Winners live in the present tense. People who come up short are consumed with future or past. I want to be living in the now. Alex Rodriguez
It takes between three and six hours to make each snowball, depending on snow quality. Wet snow is quick to work with but also quick to thaw, which can lead to a tense journey to the cold store. Andy Goldsworthy