wait tensely

Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words

to wait in a nervous or anxious way

tenselyVERB + tensely

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wait

Examples (10)

  • She had to wait tensely for the doctor's diagnosis.
  • The crowd began to wait tensely as the countdown started.
  • I always wait tensely before a job interview.
  • They were waiting tensely for the jury's verdict.
  • He will wait tensely by the phone until he hears from her.
  • Having to wait tensely for the news was unbearable.
  • We all waited tensely for the final scores to be announced.
  • Don't wait tensely; try to relax a bit.
  • The entire village waited tensely for the storm to pass.
  • If you wait tensely, time seems to slow down.