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Meanings of clenched hands in English

We have no meanings for "clenched hands" in our records yet.
Usage of clenched hands in English
1
With clenched hands, they stood in the water, and cursed me anew.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
2
He lifted the clenched hands and held them tight against his heart.
The Bars of Iron
3
He leaped to the ground and stood facing her with clenched hands.
Mary Wollaston
4
She ran to the door, beating upon it with her clenched hands.
Tales of Chinatown
5
Paul de Virieu sat with clenched hands, staring in front of him.
The Chink in the Armour
6
She stood with clenched hands and a pale face staring at him.
The Refugees / A Tale of Two Continents
7
His mouth shut, and his clenched hands loosened from their fierce tension.
The Bent Twig
8
Lynch leaned over, and opened one of the fellow's loosely clenched hands.
The Blood Ship
9
Portia wasn't looking at her, but down at her own clenched hands.
The Real Adventure
10
But oh, my God, but oh!-hisclenched hands went to his eyes.
No Defense, Complete
11
The woman opened her clenched hands and spread the palms outward and upward.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 / A Magazin...
12
Upstairs in her own room Evadne paced the floor with tightly clenched hands.
A Beautiful Possibility
13
For a moment he stood rigid, with clenched hands half raised.
The sleeper awakes
14
Temper slapped his clenched hands to his sides to warm them.
Night of Knives
15
Standing there she threw up her clenched hands and prayed sobbingly:
St. Elmo
16
His clenched hands relaxed, but his eyes held the steady glow of fire.
The River's End
This collocation consists of:
Clenched hands through the time
Clenched hands across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common