"clenching" meaning in All languages combined

See clenching on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more clenching [comparative], most clenching [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} clenching (comparative more clenching, superlative most clenching)
  1. Alternative form of clinching (“that settles something definitely”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: clinching (extra: that settles something definitely)
    Sense id: en-clenching-en-adj-y48Vsikd

Noun [English]

Forms: clenchings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clenching (plural clenchings)
  1. The act by which something (a fist, a jaw, etc.) is clenched.
    Sense id: en-clenching-en-noun-51lKKmOH

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} clenching
  1. present participle and gerund of clench Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: clench
    Sense id: en-clenching-en-verb-j1NMW60g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 87

Inflected forms

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