unclenchとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ʌnˈklɛnt͡ʃ/
• 韻: -ɛntʃ

動詞

unclench (third-person singular simple present unclenches, present participle unclenching, simple past and past participle unclenched)

1. (transitive) To open (something that was clenched).

   The baby stopped crying and unclenched her fists.

   • 2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 330:

     I watched her clench and unclench her fists nervously.

2. (intransitive) To relax, especially one's muscles.

   Bill, take some deep breaths and unclench.