clench English

Meaning clench meaning

What does clench mean?

clench

— verb squeeze together tightly clench one's jaw

— verb hold in a tight grasp clench a steering wheel

— noun (= clasp, grasp, grip, hold) the act of grasping he released his clasp on my arm he has a strong grip for an old man she kept a firm hold on the railing

— noun (= clinch) a small slip noose made with seizing

Synonyms clench synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as clench?

clench English » English

grip

clinch

grasp

squeeze

hold

clasp

tighten

clutch

purse

press

compress

clutches

press together

pinch

gripe

grind

gnash

cramp

constrict

close tightly

clamp

tongs

tightening

strangulation

strangulate

strain

stirrup

settle

set

seize

rounded

round

quibble

push down

pun

pincer clamp

mix

knead

infold

hold tightly

hold fast

gripper

grasp tightly

fix

fist

engage

enfold

draw together

double

depress

Topics clench topics

What do people use clench to talk about?

Physical actions Posture

Move a part of the body

• What words refer to moving your arms and shoulders?
  shrug (shoulders) raise (arm) salute shake (fist) clench (fist) fold (arms) cross (arms) crook (arm/finger) crack (knuckles) spread (arms/fingers) hold up your hands fold your arms cross your arms

Daily life Food Eat

Bite, chew

• What refer to grinding your teeth together?
  grind your teeth gnash clench your teeth

Conjugation clench conjugation

How do you conjugate clench?

clench · verb

Present I clench

Positive I clench

Singular

1st person I clench

2nd person you clench

3rd person he/she/it clenches

Plural

1st person we clench

2nd person you clench

3rd person they clench

Negative I don't clench

Singular

1st person I don't clench I do not clench

2nd person you don't clench you do not clench

3rd person he/she/it doesn't clench he/she/it does not clench

Plural

1st person we don't clench we do not clench

2nd person you don't clench you do not clench

3rd person they don't clench they do not clench

Question do I clench?

Singular

1st person do I clench?

2nd person do you clench?

3rd person does he/she/it clench?

Plural

1st person do we clench?

2nd person do you clench?

3rd person do they clench?

Negative question don't I clench?

Singular

1st person don't I clench? do I not clench?

2nd person don't you clench? do you not clench?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it clench? does he/she/it not clench?

Plural

1st person don't we clench? do we not clench?

2nd person don't you clench? do you not clench?

3rd person don't they clench? do they not clench?

Past I clenched

Positive I clenched

Singular

1st person I clenched

2nd person you clenched

3rd person he/she/it clenched

Plural

1st person we clenched

2nd person you clenched

3rd person they clenched

Negative I didn't clench

Singular

1st person I didn't clench I did not clench

2nd person you didn't clench you did not clench

3rd person he/she/it didn't clench he/she/it did not clench

Plural

1st person we didn't clench we did not clench

2nd person you didn't clench you did not clench

3rd person they didn't clench they did not clench

Question did I clench?

Singular

1st person did I clench?

2nd person did you clench?

3rd person did he/she/it clench?

Plural

1st person did we clench?

2nd person did you clench?

3rd person did they clench?

Negative question didn't I clench?

Singular

1st person didn't I clench? did I not clench?

2nd person didn't you clench? did you not clench?

3rd person didn't he/she/it clench? did he/she/it not clench?

Plural

1st person didn't we clench? did we not clench?

2nd person didn't you clench? did you not clench?

3rd person didn't they clench? did they not clench?

Future I'll clench

Positive I'll clench

Singular

1st person I'll clench I will clench

2nd person you'll clench you will clench

3rd person he/she/it'll clench he/she/it will clench

Plural

1st person we'll clench we will clench

2nd person you'll clench you will clench

3rd person they'll clench they will clench

Negative I won't clench

Singular

1st person I won't clench I will not clench

2nd person you won't clench you will not clench

3rd person he/she/it won't clench he/she/it will not clench

Plural

1st person we won't clench we will not clench

2nd person you won't clench you will not clench

3rd person they won't clench they will not clench

Question will I clench?

Singular

1st person will I clench?

2nd person will you clench?

3rd person will he/she/it clench?

Plural

1st person will we clench?

2nd person will you clench?

3rd person will they clench?

Negative question won't I clench?

Singular

1st person won't I clench? will I not clench?

2nd person won't you clench? will you not clench?

3rd person won't he/she/it clench? will he/she/it not clench?

Plural

1st person won't we clench? will we not clench?

2nd person won't you clench? will you not clench?

3rd person won't they clench? will they not clench?

Conditional I'd clench

Positive I'd clench

Singular

1st person I'd clench I would clench

2nd person you'd clench you would clench

3rd person he/she/it'd clench he/she/it would clench

Plural

1st person we'd clench we would clench

2nd person you'd clench you would clench

3rd person they'd clench they would clench

Negative I wouldn't clench

Singular

1st person I wouldn't clench I would not clench

2nd person you wouldn't clench you would not clench

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't clench he/she/it would not clench

Plural

1st person we wouldn't clench we would not clench

2nd person you wouldn't clench you would not clench

3rd person they wouldn't clench they would not clench

Question would I clench?

Singular

1st person would I clench?

2nd person would you clench?

3rd person would he/she/it clench?

Plural

1st person would we clench?

2nd person would you clench?

3rd person would they clench?

Negative question wouldn't I clench?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I clench? would I not clench?

2nd person wouldn't you clench? would you not clench?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it clench? would he/she/it not clench?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we clench? would we not clench?

2nd person wouldn't you clench? would you not clench?

3rd person wouldn't they clench? would they not clench?

Present continuous I'm clenching

Positive I'm clenching

Singular

1st person I'm clenching I am clenching

2nd person you're clenching you are clenching

3rd person he/she/it's clenching he/she/it is clenching

Plural

1st person we're clenching we are clenching

2nd person you're clenching you are clenching

3rd person they're clenching they are clenching

Negative I'm not clenching

Singular

1st person I'm not clenching I am not clenching

2nd person you aren't clenching you're not clenching you are not clenching

3rd person he/she/it isn't clenching he/she/it's not clenching he/she/it is not clenching

Plural

1st person we aren't clenching we're not clenching we are not clenching

2nd person you aren't clenching you're not clenching you are not clenching

3rd person they aren't clenching they're not clenching they are not clenching

Question am I clenching?

Singular

1st person am I clenching?

2nd person are you clenching?

3rd person is he/she/it clenching?

Plural

1st person are we clenching?

2nd person are you clenching?

3rd person are they clenching?

Negative question aren't I clenching?

Singular

1st person aren't I clenching? am I not clenching?

2nd person aren't you clenching? are you not clenching?

3rd person isn't he/she/it clenching? is he/she/it not clenching?

Plural

1st person aren't we clenching? are we not clenching?

2nd person aren't you clenching? are you not clenching?

3rd person aren't they clenching? are they not clenching?

Past continuous I was clenching

Positive I was clenching

Singular

1st person I was clenching

2nd person you were clenching

3rd person he/she/it was clenching

Plural

1st person we were clenching

2nd person you were clenching

3rd person they were clenching

Negative I wasn't clenching

Singular

1st person I wasn't clenching I was not clenching

2nd person you weren't clenching you were not clenching

3rd person he/she/it wasn't clenching he/she/it was not clenching

Plural

1st person we weren't clenching we were not clenching

2nd person you weren't clenching you were not clenching

3rd person they weren't clenching they were not clenching

Question was I clenching?

Singular

1st person was I clenching?

2nd person were you clenching?

3rd person was he/she/it clenching?

Plural

1st person were we clenching?

2nd person were you clenching?

3rd person were they clenching?

Negative question wasn't I clenching?

Singular

1st person wasn't I clenching? was I not clenching?

2nd person weren't you clenching? were you not clenching?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it clenching? was he/she/it not clenching?

Plural

1st person weren't we clenching? were we not clenching?

2nd person weren't you clenching? were you not clenching?

3rd person weren't they clenching? were they not clenching?

Future continuous I'll be clenching

Positive I'll be clenching

Singular

1st person I'll be clenching I will be clenching

2nd person you'll be clenching you will be clenching

3rd person he/she/it'll be clenching he/she/it will be clenching

Plural

1st person we'll be clenching we will be clenching

2nd person you'll be clenching you will be clenching

3rd person they'll be clenching they will be clenching

Negative I won't be clenching

Singular

1st person I won't be clenching I will not be clenching

2nd person you won't be clenching you will not be clenching

3rd person he/she/it won't be clenching he/she/it will not be clenching

Plural

1st person we won't be clenching we will not be clenching

2nd person you won't be clenching you will not be clenching

3rd person they won't be clenching they will not be clenching

Question will I be clenching?

Singular

1st person will I be clenching?

2nd person will you be clenching?

3rd person will he/she/it be clenching?

Plural

1st person will we be clenching?

2nd person will you be clenching?

3rd person will they be clenching?

Negative question won't I be clenching?

Singular

1st person won't I be clenching? will I not be clenching?

2nd person won't you be clenching? will you not be clenching?

3rd person won't he/she/it be clenching? will he/she/it not be clenching?

Plural

1st person won't we be clenching? will we not be clenching?

2nd person won't you be clenching? will you not be clenching?

3rd person won't they be clenching? will they not be clenching?

Conditional continuous I'd be clenching

Positive I'd be clenching

Singular

1st person I'd be clenching I would be clenching

2nd person you'd be clenching you would be clenching

3rd person he/she/it'd be clenching he/she/it would be clenching

Plural

1st person we'd be clenching we would be clenching

2nd person you'd be clenching you would be clenching

3rd person they'd be clenching they would be clenching

Negative I wouldn't be clenching

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be clenching I would not be clenching

2nd person you wouldn't be clenching you would not be clenching

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be clenching he/she/it would not be clenching

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be clenching we would not be clenching

2nd person you wouldn't be clenching you would not be clenching

3rd person they wouldn't be clenching they would not be clenching

Question would I be clenching?

Singular

1st person would I be clenching?

2nd person would you be clenching?

3rd person would he/she/it be clenching?

Plural

1st person would we be clenching?

2nd person would you be clenching?

3rd person would they be clenching?

Negative question wouldn't I be clenching?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be clenching? would I not be clenching?

2nd person wouldn't you be clenching? would you not be clenching?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be clenching? would he/she/it not be clenching?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be clenching? would we not be clenching?

2nd person wouldn't you be clenching? would you not be clenching?

3rd person wouldn't they be clenching? would they not be clenching?

Present perfect I've clenched

Positive I've clenched

Singular

1st person I've clenched I have clenched

2nd person you've clenched you have clenched

3rd person he/she/it's clenched he/she/it has clenched

Plural

1st person we've clenched we have clenched

2nd person you've clenched you have clenched

3rd person they've clenched they have clenched

Negative I haven't clenched

Singular

1st person I haven't clenched I have not clenched

2nd person you haven't clenched you have not clenched

3rd person he/she/it hasn't clenched he/she/it has not clenched

Plural

1st person we haven't clenched we have not clenched

2nd person you haven't clenched you have not clenched

3rd person they haven't clenched they have not clenched

Question have I clenched?

Singular

1st person have I clenched?

2nd person have you clenched?

3rd person has he/she/it clenched?

Plural

1st person have we clenched?

2nd person have you clenched?

3rd person have they clenched?

Negative question haven't I clenched?

Singular

1st person haven't I clenched? have I not clenched?

2nd person haven't you clenched? have you not clenched?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it clenched? has he/she/it not clenched?

Plural

1st person haven't we clenched? have we not clenched?

2nd person haven't you clenched? have you not clenched?

3rd person haven't they clenched? have they not clenched?

Past perfect I had clenched

Positive I had clenched

Singular

1st person I had clenched

2nd person you had clenched

3rd person he/she/it had clenched

Plural

1st person we had clenched

2nd person you had clenched

3rd person they had clenched

Negative I hadn't clenched

Singular

1st person I hadn't clenched I had not clenched

2nd person you hadn't clenched you had not clenched

3rd person he/she/it hadn't clenched he/she/it had not clenched

Plural

1st person we hadn't clenched we had not clenched

2nd person you hadn't clenched you had not clenched

3rd person they hadn't clenched they had not clenched

Question had I clenched?

Singular

1st person had I clenched?

2nd person had you clenched?

3rd person had he/she/it clenched?

Plural

1st person had we clenched?

2nd person had you clenched?

3rd person had they clenched?

Negative question hadn't I clenched?

Singular

1st person hadn't I clenched? had I not clenched?

2nd person hadn't you clenched? had you not clenched?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it clenched? had he/she/it not clenched?

Plural

1st person hadn't we clenched? had we not clenched?

2nd person hadn't you clenched? had you not clenched?

3rd person hadn't they clenched? had they not clenched?

Future perfect I'll have clenched

Positive I'll have clenched

Singular

1st person I'll have clenched I will have clenched

2nd person you'll have clenched you will have clenched

3rd person he/she/it'll have clenched he/she/it will have clenched

Plural

1st person we'll have clenched we will have clenched

2nd person you'll have clenched you will have clenched

3rd person they'll have clenched they will have clenched

Negative I won't have clenched

Singular

1st person I won't have clenched I will not have clenched

2nd person you won't have clenched you will not have clenched

3rd person he/she/it won't have clenched he/she/it will not have clenched

Plural

1st person we won't have clenched we will not have clenched

2nd person you won't have clenched you will not have clenched

3rd person they won't have clenched they will not have clenched

Question +'ll I have clenched?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have clenched? will I have clenched?

2nd person +'ll you have clenched? will you have clenched?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have clenched? will he/she/it have clenched?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have clenched? will we have clenched?

2nd person +'ll you have clenched? will you have clenched?

3rd person +'ll they have clenched? will they have clenched?

Negative question won't I have clenched?

Singular

1st person won't I have clenched? will I not have clenched?

2nd person won't you have clenched? will you not have clenched?

3rd person won't he/she/it have clenched? will he/she/it not have clenched?

Plural

1st person won't we have clenched? will we not have clenched?

2nd person won't you have clenched? will you not have clenched?

3rd person won't they have clenched? will they not have clenched?

Conditional perfect I'd have clenched

Positive I'd have clenched

Singular

1st person I'd have clenched I would have clenched

2nd person you'd have clenched you would have clenched

3rd person he/she/it'd have clenched he/she/it would have clenched

Plural

1st person we'd have clenched we would have clenched

2nd person you'd have clenched you would have clenched

3rd person they'd have clenched they would have clenched

Negative I wouldn't have clenched

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have clenched I would not have clenched

2nd person you wouldn't have clenched you would not have clenched

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have clenched he/she/it would not have clenched

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have clenched we would not have clenched

2nd person you wouldn't have clenched you would not have clenched

3rd person they wouldn't have clenched they would not have clenched

Question would I have clenched?

Singular

1st person would I have clenched?

2nd person would you have clenched?

3rd person would he/she/it have clenched?

Plural

1st person would we have clenched?

2nd person would you have clenched?

3rd person would they have clenched?

Negative question wouldn't I have clenched?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have clenched? would I not have clenched?

2nd person wouldn't you have clenched? would you not have clenched?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have clenched? would he/she/it not have clenched?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have clenched? would we not have clenched?

2nd person wouldn't you have clenched? would you not have clenched?

3rd person wouldn't they have clenched? would they not have clenched?

Imperative clench!

Positive

you clench!

we let's clench!

Negative

you don't clench!

we let's not clench!

Examples clench examples

How do I use clench in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Clench your teeth, please.

Clench your teeth together, please.

Movie subtitles

And we won't clench our fists.

We must clench our teeth, and fight with endurance!

Clench your toes when you walk.

But don't clench.

No intrusion. Mrs. Adelman, sit tight. Don't clench.

But you clench up before I can get it in.

Do not tighten up or clench your fists until the moment of impact.

I'll clench my teeth together and never tell you one thing.

Clench your fists.

Please. Just clench them.

Clench them.

Clench them, tightly.

You know by February the skin's gonna be cracked so bad, it'll break open and bleed if you clench a fist.

Roll your eyes, bare your teeth and clench your fists!

Clench your fist once or twice.

Clench your teeth, I'm not scared.

If you clench it too tightly, you choke it.

I'd clench my teeth.

In the starting position, clench your fists.

Do not tighten up or clench your fists. until the moment of impact.

So you want me to clench anything or.?

Right, left, clench your butt!

Don't clench.

I know this is going to sound disgusting, but. when you jump, keep your legs together and clench your ass cheeks. Or else, water will fly up your butt hole and pulverize your intestine.

Raise it to a sword. clench it for strength.

Sometimes the brandy doesn't do it and I clench my teeth to avoid crying.

Inhale, and clench your teeth so you don't drop it.

Clench your fist.

I have to clench my toes when I walk.

Kitty, while being desperate you'll clench your mouth around everything.

You're not on the clock, and when you do that, I clench, and then it's the whole thing.

No! I gotta clench my hands!

I gotta clench my hands! I can't relax.

Clench it harder.

Clench your teeth!