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- adjective Closed tightly.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
clench .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective closed or squeezed together tightly
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Examples
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"Forgive me," he mumbled through pain clenched teeth, as they drew in their first air again.
THE KANAKA SURF 2010
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Henin clenched her fist and blew a kiss to the crowd.
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Fouled hard by Walter McCarty and Rodney Rogers, Martin clenched his fists but calmly walked to the foul line to shoot his free throws.
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As I ran down the streets to the sea, the coin clenched tight in my fist, I felt all the Roman Empire on my back as well as the Carstairs pedigree.
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As I ran down the streets to the sea, the coin clenched tight in my fist, I felt all the Roman Empire on my back as well as the Carstairs pedigree.
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Then he knelt, buried his chest in the mire, and sprang up next moment with the coin clenched between his sharp white teeth.
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"Well," said Mrs. Fox, firmly, as if the name clenched the matter,
Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923
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"Forgive me," he mumbled through pain clenched teeth, as they drew in their first air again.
The Kanaka Surf 1919
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As I ran down the streets to the sea, the coin clenched tight in my fist, I felt all the
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Then he knelt, buried his chest in the mire, and sprang up next moment with the coin clenched between his sharp white teeth.
Monsieur De Camors — Complete Octave Feuillet 1855
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