String and Tense

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String verb - To put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread.

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Tense and string are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tense" instead a verb "String".

Nearby Words: stringed, stringing, stringy, stringer

Tense verb - To draw tight.

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String and tense are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "String" instead a verb "Tense".

Nearby Words: tensing, tensed, tension, tenseness, tensely

In Red String, Kazuo and Miharu consummate their relationship after he's been ordered to dump her by his father, a very tense build-up to previous events.

Source: Pre-Climax Climax
A man is unconscious on top of a sky-tower; as Johnny & Roy are climbing up the tower to get to the injured man, we're treated to lyrical, string-filled romantic music that's better suited to a love scene, not the tense, high-altitude rescue we're watching.

Source: Series / Emergency!
Not just the deep sounding "NBC" jingle played on piano, but the tense string and brass music that follows is enough to make anybody think "something bad has just happened".

Source: Nightmare Fuel / Live-Action TV

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