はりつめる – Vocabulary details

はりつめる

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere)

張はり詰つめた声こえが聞きこえた。I heard a tense voice.

2. to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

池いけ一いち面めんに氷こおりが張はり詰つめている。The whole pond is covered with ice.

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tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

はりつめた声こえが聞きこえた。

I heard a tense voice.

瞬しゅん間かん、空くう気きがはりつめる。

In that instant, the air grew tense.

部へ屋やにははりつめた空くう気きが漂ただよっていた。

There was a tense atmosphere in the room.

池いけ一いち面めんに氷こおりがはりつめている。

The whole pond is covered with ice.

床ゆか一いち面めんにタイルをはりつめた。

We covered the entire floor with tiles.

はりつめた心こころが少すこしは緩ゆるんだようだ。

It seems that the tension in my heart has relaxed a little.

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