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  • adjective Closed tightly.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of clench.

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  • adjective closed or squeezed together tightly

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Examples

  • "Forgive me," he mumbled through pain clenched teeth, as they drew in their first air again.

    THE KANAKA SURF 2010

  • Henin clenched her fist and blew a kiss to the crowd.

    Ivanovic earns showdown with Henin in French final 2007

  • Fouled hard by Walter McCarty and Rodney Rogers, Martin clenched his fists but calmly walked to the foul line to shoot his free throws.

    USATODAY.com - Nets' Martin cleans up game 2002

  • 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.

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

  • 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.

    The Complete Father Brown 2003

  • Then he knelt, buried his chest in the mire, and sprang up next moment with the coin clenched between his sharp white teeth.

    The French Immortals Series — Complete Various

  • "Well," said Mrs. Fox, firmly, as if the name clenched the matter,

    Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923

  • "Forgive me," he mumbled through pain clenched teeth, as they drew in their first air again.

    The Kanaka Surf 1919

  • As I ran down the streets to the sea, the coin clenched tight in my fist, I felt all the

    The Wisdom of Father Brown 1905

  • 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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