stretching

1.6

To pull muscles gently to make them longer and more flexible

noun
/ˈstrɛtʃɪŋ/

: estiramiento

Every morning, she spends ten minutes on stretching to improve her flexibility.

And sure, do some stretching and stress reduction, yoga, other things.

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Examples

So I set a goal to start stretching daily and check it out guys.
Right now it's just stretching and just doing basic stuff.
We used to go to the gym doing stretching and feel like that.

Anything Goes With James English
Every practice, listen to me, every stretching exercise, this team maxes out.
Before running, it's essential to warm up with some gentle stretching exercises.
The instructor demonstrated stretching techniques to help the students prevent injuries.

Synonyms

stretch

vsstretching

46 1.3

An act of reaching with a body part or moving to become more flexible

is gentler and aims to ease muscles rather than forceful extension

Antonyms

contraction

34 4.4

A process of becoming smaller in size or amount

How Intense

boot camp

27 4.1

ashtanga

2 8.6

barre

2 7.5

Pilates

24 3.9

stretching

1.6

health class

7 1.8

Surface Forms

stretching singular

stretchings plural

Morphology

stretching = stretch (transparent) = stretch + ing

Standard nominalization/gerund from the verb 'stretch' with predictable meaning of an act or process of stretching.

Etymology

Stretching comes from an old Germanic word stretch, which means 'to make long' or 'reach out'. So stretching is the action of pulling or reaching to make muscles or things longer, like when you pull a rubber band or reach your arms up to wake your body.