unclench
verb (used with or without object)
to open or become opened from a clenched state.
unclinch
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a variation of
unclench.
Example Sentences
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As Albert looked at it he began unconsciously to clinch and unclinch his teeth.
From The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
His little hands did not for a second unclinch.
From The Debtor A Novel by William Dodge Stevens
He tried to unclinch her hands from his coat.
From A Little Bush Maid by Mary Grant Bruce
She took a deep breath, and I heard Miles clinch and unclinch his hands.
From Love under Fire by Randall Parrish
And not till then did our skipper, ten hours to the wheel, unclinch his grip, hook the becket to a spoke, slat his sou’wester on the wheel-box and ease his mind.
From The Seiners by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
