Similar words
kribbelig
Close — fidgety/edgy and tense overlap in describing a nervous physical state.
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English
nervous
Close — tense, cramped, uptight relates to nervous.
English
electric
Close, figuratively — tense relates to electric (as in "an electric atmosphere").
Practice
1 What does verkrampft mean?
tense, cramped, uptight
2 Fill the gap: Er lächelte ___.
Full sentence: Er lächelte verkrampft. (He smiled tensely.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches verkrampft?
verkrampft: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.