clenched
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- adjective
- /klɛntʃt/
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cerrado
- In a moment of intense frustration, he spoke through clenched teeth, making it clear how upset he was.
- clenched fist
As Yasmine pointed out, you know in her talk that how rage and anger show up as clenched teeth, a tight jaw.
- As Yasmine pointed out, you know in her talk that how rage and anger show up as clenched teeth, a tight jaw.
- But when he turned away, Isaac saw that Abraham's left hand was clenched in despair, that a shudder went through his whole body.
- And when we have clenched hands, it's hard for us to receive more freely, and it's hard for us to give more freely.
- After he told me that, I woke up a few times in the middle of the night and I was like, Oh my gosh, my jaw is like clenched.
- Believe me, I know when when we hold that desire for the relationship we want with a clenched hand, we say I must have this, I have to go for this.
Examples
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My fists clenched tightly and my body tensed.
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And he said between clenched teeth, someone has just put another curse on you and your Prince.
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And when we have clenched hands, it's hard for us to receive more freely, and it's hard for us to give more freely.
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Every single one of us assume the position, fists clenched, and we jump very high.
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And through clenched teeth Tamlin says and do you love anyone else?
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Her jaw was grim and clenched, and her eyes were miles away, obviously still visualizing new ways of dismembering my father.
Fiction book (1995) -
She stood there with her fists clenched, ready to confront anyone who dared to challenge her.
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His jaw was clenched as he tried to hold back his anger during the heated argument.
Synonyms
Holding a body part like a fist tightly because of anger or strong feeling
Something that becomes smaller and tighter when parts pull together
Antonyms
Compounds
How Tense
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Morphology
Etymology
The word clenched comes from an old word meaning 'to close or hold tightly', and is the same idea as in clench or clinch, which mean to fasten or grip hard. So when someone's fist or teeth are clenched, they are shut tight because of strong feelings like anger or determination.