Definitions
Correctly perceived and matched the emotional frequency or intensity that someone or a situation was projecting. Energy in this context is the unspoken emotional tone — someone's mood, a crowd's feeling, or a moment's gravity. "Understanding the energy" means you felt it without being told and responded authentically.
“He didn't make jokes during the quiet part of the ceremony. He understood the energy.”
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