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  • verb Present participle of clench.

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Examples

  • Attack Signals: When somebody is about to attack, they give visual signal such as clenching of fists ready to strike and lowering and spreading of the body for stability.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Attack Signals: When somebody is about to attack, they give visual signal such as clenching of fists ready to strike and lowering and spreading of the body for stability.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Attack Signals: When somebody is about to attack, they give visual signal such as clenching of fists ready to strike and lowering and spreading of the body for stability.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • "She was kinda mumbling to me, kind of clenching down on her teeth a little bit and kind of opening her eyes a little back and forth and taking like gasping respirations," said Sandigo.

    KTVU.com - Local News 2009

  • Attack Signals: When somebody is about to attack, they give visual signal such as clenching of fists ready to strike and lowering and spreading of the body for stability.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Attack Signals: When somebody is about to attack, they give visual signal such as clenching of fists ready to strike and lowering and spreading of the body for stability.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Attack Signals: When somebody is about to attack, they give visual signal such as clenching of fists ready to strike and lowering and spreading of the body for stability.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • “They say we need to thump our fists,” he once told associates, clenching his hand to demonstrate.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • I giggled again until I felt my inner muscles tighten, clenching around him.

    The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

  • Without thought, she threw her arms around his waist, clenching her fingers into the folds of his shirt.

    Healing the Highlander Melissa Mayhue 2011

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