unclench

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un·clench

(ŭn-klĕnch′)

v. un·clenched, un·clench·ing, un·clench·es

v.tr.

To loosen from a clenched position; relax: unclench one's fists.

v.intr.

To become unclenched.

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unclench

(ʌnˈklɛntʃ)

vb (tr)

to open (clenched teeth, a clenched fist, etc)

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Translations

ξεσφίγγω

unclench

[ˈʌnˈklentʃ] VT → aflojar

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His big fists were clenching and unclenching, and his face was positively fiendish, so malignantly did he look at Johnson.

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Ernest paused for a moment and regarded him thoughtfully, noting his face dark and twisted with anger, his panting chest, his writhing body, and his slim white hands nervously clenching and unclenching.

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A Flame Out at Sea is about going beyond the boundaries of the big city, about overcoming the fetters of one's private and family past, leaving aside one's resentment, squashing one's pride, unclenching one's fists and turning one's life around.

Glagoslav has Published one of the First Works of Russia's Northern Prose, A Flame Out at Sea, by Dmitry Novikov

Governor Lenolkulal joined in the prayer, repeatedly calling on 'Nkai' (God)) while clenching and unclenching his fists as he sat at his desk.

Samburu elders cleanse embattled governor

His only movement now was the slow clenching and unclenching of his right fist.

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They cover theorizing the need for cosmopolitanism, theorizing paths to cosmopolitanism, and unclenching fists and reaching out to the world.

A Future Without Borders? Theories and Practices of Cosmopolitan Peacebuilding

"I crumpled onto the bunk and just lay there,'' Morton writes, "clenching and unclenching my fists, feeling hot tears forming and then falling, clutching the letter to my chest as if I were trying to squeeze all the hurt out of it.''

'Justice' gets the wrong guy

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Unclenching Our Fists

Unclenching our fists; abusive men on the journey to nonviolence.

Unclenching our fists; abusive men on the journey to nonviolence

However symptoms/pain may be reversible with hand shaking or clenching and unclenching of the fist, there would also be no weakness of the hand or forearm.

STAY healthy; Ashley James, Welsh Rugby Union physio

I didn't thankfully, but it did make me question whether I need to start unclenching a bit!

Spell checks jus had a brakedown!

Pu Zhiqiang, a prominent rights lawyer and friend of Ran's said he was hopeful that the release could herald a slight unclenching of the fist in China's security apparatus.