Definition of "tensioning" [tensioning]

• Present participle of tension. (verb)

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• "Lacing and tensioning a wheel always took me 45 to 60 minutes."
• "The nose of the saddle has ripped off the steel tensioning piece at the rivets one still in the leather, another still visible in the tensioner, hence the hammocky shape to the back of the saddle."
• "The legs, rising from wide circular pads, were intricate assemblies of sliding shock absorbers, universal joints, and tensioning springs, held in a light framework of metal bars."