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[ uhn-klench ] / ʌnˈklɛntʃ /
verb (used with or without object)to open or become opened from a clenched state. Also un·clinch [uhn-klinch]. /ʌnˈklɪntʃ/. Origin of unclenchFirst recorded in 1300–50, unclench is from the Middle English word unclenchen.See un-2, clench Words nearby unclenchunclean, uncleanly, unclear, Uncle Charlie, uncle-ji, unclench, Uncle Remus, Uncle Sam, Uncle Tom, Uncle Tomism, Uncle Tom's Cabin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unclenchWhich means the bosses in Tehran will have to unclench their fists and make some face-saving gestures back toward President Obama. Hillary's Tricky Iran Game|Leslie H. Gelb|June 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST That was a brilliant line about how we will extend a hand to those who unclench their fists. Grading the Obama Speech|Christopher Buckley|January 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST The phrase was "we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist"-to say that we will get along. The Daily Beast D.C. Diary|The Daily Beast|January 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST My teeth were together so hard that I had to unclench them before I could answer, "As far away as we can get." The Old Die Rich|Horace Leonard Gold
A second glance induced him to unclench his fists and reel round the corner on his way to a neighbouring grog-shop. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished|R.M. Ballantyne But his fists would clench and unclench as he stared up at the visi-screen. Hawk Carse|Anthony Gilmore Hurley subsided, somewhat, but his huge fists continued to clench and unclench as the boy talked. Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps|James B. Hendryx He tries to draw it back, but it is clenched, and he has not the wisdom to unclench it.
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