tense silence in English
calm situation which is likely to explode, calm before the storm
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1. Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence.
2. 29 Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence.
3. In the tense silence that followed, the boys fidgeted uneasily.
4. Rachel sat in tense silence beside the detestable Damian Flint.
5. Laura and I sat in tense silence, listening to the creak of the stairs.