clench
verb (used with object)
to close (the hands, teeth, etc.) tightly.
has clenched
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present perfectof clench (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As the beleaguered cop, McQueen is surprisingly subtle, mixing his customary hip swagger with an urban high-strung sensibility; like Oscar in The Odd Couple, he is so tense he has clenched hair.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wherefore did his breath come sharp and short—not like a stout lay-brother who has hurried; but, rather, like a desperate man who has clenched his teeth to keep control of his tongue?
From The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay
He has clenched his hands in his misery till the finger-nails bite the palms.
From Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton
