"clench one's fists" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: clenches one's fists [present, singular, third-person], clenching one's fists [participle, present], clenched one's fists [participle, past], clenched one's fists [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clench one's fists (third-person singular simple present clenches one's fists, present participle clenching one's fists, simple past and past participle clenched one's fists)
  1. To clench one's fists tightly because of anger. Categories (topical): Anger Translations (clench one's fists): شَدَّ قَبْضَتَيْهِ (šadda qabḍatayhi) (Arabic), 握緊拳頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 握紧拳头 (wò jǐn quántóu) (Chinese Mandarin), puristaa kätensä nyrkkiin (Finnish), serrer les poings (French), die Fäuste ballen (German), こぶしを握り締める (kobuji o nigirishimeru) (alt: こぶしをにぎりしめる) (Japanese), 주먹을 쥐다 (jumeog-eul jwida) (Korean), zaciskać pięści [imperfective] (Polish), zacisnąć pięści [perfective] (Polish), сжима́ть кулаки́ (sžimátʹ kulakí) [imperfective] (Russian), сжать кулаки́ (sžatʹ kulakí) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-clench_one's_fists-en-verb-p4b3Zpwn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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