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Meanings of clenched in English

Closed or squeezed together tightly.

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Usage of clenched in English
1
She'd said nothing to that; she'd just clenched her fists and left.
Starstruck
2
He heard the clenched panic behind the words and felt it himself.
Blood and Bone
3
Mr. Maxim said, with his teeth clenched together, I... said... forget... wine.
Conrad’s Fate
4
We can't say that for sure, said Foaly through his clenched teeth.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
5
I clenched my jaw, fighting the admission that wanted to burst free.
Beautiful Beloved
6
She stood at the window with the letter clenched in her hand.
The Four Feathers
7
Watch your sisters' murderers suffer, her father said, through his clenched teeth.
House of Bathory
8
His right hand was clenched in a fist and was shaking slightly.
Summer of Night
9
However, she clenched her teeth and tried to hold her chin high.
The amber spyglass
10
The fingers are clenched over the thumb and the extremities are stiff.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
11
Slowly the anger faded out of her eyes; her clenched fists relaxed.
The Sowers
12
Her hands clenched tightly together behind her back, Melissa did not answer.
Dreamsnake
13
Inside his activated impact armor, his body clenched in anticipation of attack.
The Hyperion Cantos
14
Hals, who was a great deal stronger than I, clenched his teeth.
The forgotten soldier
15
The sailor was standing now, with the crowbar clenched in both hands.
The Wings of the Morning
16
Jamie was forced to squeeze out his words from between clenched teeth.
The devil wears plaid
About this term
Clenched through the time
Clenched across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common