1 when you clench your hands, teeth, etc., or when they clench, you press or squeeze them together tightly, usually showing that you are angry, determined or upset:
[VN] He clenched his fists in anger. * Through clenched teeth she told him to leave. * His jaw was clenched tight. * [V] His fists clenched slowly until his knuckles were white.
2 [VN] ~ sth (in / between sth) to hold sth tightly and firmly:
She sat at the desk, her pen clenched between his teeth. * She had a gun clenched tightly in her hand.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is clench a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, clench is tagged as verb.
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