Examples of 'tensing up' in a sentence

Meaning of "tensing up"

tensing up: Refers to tensing or tightening one's muscles due to stress, fear, or anxiety

How to use "tensing up" in a sentence

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And tensing up will not do it any good.
I can still feel every muscle in my body tensing up.
Tensing up all the muscles in her abdomen.
I could feel the crowd tensing up.
I am tensing up because you are becoming quite rude.
You have been tensing up lately.
Neither you nor your listeners want to hear you tensing up.
I feel his whole body tensing up when this happens.
His body tensing up when he realizes what the older was going to do.
I could feel my body tensing up.
The shiver is a tensing up in response to an unappealing and unfinished task.
I can feel you tensing up.
Notice if you are tensing up any parts of your body unnecessarily.
Your voice is tensing up.
Stop tensing up so I can examine you.

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I guess what they say about not tensing up on impact is true.
Muscle relaxation will be helpful when it is necessary for you to avoid tensing up.
You are tensing up again.
First, get him to be able to float without tensing up.
I can tell that you are tensing up every time you approach a jump.
Looking at this, the group felt their nerves tensing up.
I think I was basically tensing up my entire body at first.
The body does not like this split, and reacts by tensing up.
Next stop -- you tensing up and saying something unintentionally mean for no reason.
The men are tensing up.
He 's tensing up his arse again.
When she closed her eyes, even I was tensing up.
Have you ever found your body tensing up during a really scary movie?
I am just upset about Seelix, so I am tensing up.
Him tensing up like that?
When I got back into the room, his thighs tensing up around her.
Some of you are tensing up like, Did that really happen?
You know, your voice is tensing up.
Tensing up your shoulders, c'mon.
Trouble being still ( squirming or tensing up muscles ).
I'm tensing up here. I'm going to make a slight confession here.
There you go - tensing up again.
And it's doing its job. The men are tensing up.
You are tensing up again . Easy now, Coach.
It hurts more if you're tensing up.
Mike, do not give me the key even if I come crawling . " You are tensing up.
It 's all about us tensing up.
I have got nothing, I am tensing up.
Crossed her arms, she 's tensing up.
The problem is, you're tensing up.

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Examples of using Tensing
And tensing up will not do it any good
Was not even aware of her muscles tensing
Tensing up all the muscles in her abdomen
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