unclench

un·clench

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-klench]
- /ʌnˈklɛntʃ/
- /ˈʌnˈklenʧ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-klench]
- /ʌnˈklɛntʃ/

Definitions of unclench word

transitive verb unclench relax: muscles 1
transitive verb unclench relax, uncurl: fist 1
verb unclench to open (clenched teeth, a clenched fist, etc) 0
verb transitive unclench to open 0

See all 4 definitions of unclench

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Origin of unclench

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

First recorded in 1300-50, unclench is from the Middle English word unclenchen. See un-2, clench

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Parts of speech for Unclench

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unclench

unclench popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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