ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLENCH
Old English beclencan, related to Old High German klenken to tie, Middle High German klank noose, Dutch klinken rivet.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLENCH
PRESENT
Present
I clench
you clench
he/she/it clenches
we clench
you clench
they clench
Present continuous
I am clenching
you are clenching
he/she/it is clenching
we are clenching
you are clenching
they are clenching
Present perfect
I have clenched
you have clenched
he/she/it has clenched
we have clenched
you have clenched
they have clenched
Present perfect continuous
I have been clenching
you have been clenching
he/she/it has been clenching
we have been clenching
you have been clenching
they have been clenching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I clenched
you clenched
he/she/it clenched
we clenched
you clenched
they clenched
Past continuous
I was clenching
you were clenching
he/she/it was clenching
we were clenching
you were clenching
they were clenching
Past perfect
I had clenched
you had clenched
he/she/it had clenched
we had clenched
you had clenched
they had clenched
Past perfect continuous
I had been clenching
you had been clenching
he/she/it had been clenching
we had been clenching
you had been clenching
they had been clenching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will clench
you will clench
he/she/it will clench
we will clench
you will clench
they will clench
Future continuous
I will be clenching
you will be clenching
he/she/it will be clenching
we will be clenching
you will be clenching
they will be clenching
Future perfect
I will have clenched
you will have clenched
he/she/it will have clenched
we will have clenched
you will have clenched
they will have clenched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been clenching
you will have been clenching
he/she/it will have been clenching
we will have been clenching
you will have been clenching
they will have been clenching
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would clench
you would clench
he/she/it would clench
we would clench
you would clench
they would clench
Conditional continuous
I would be clenching
you would be clenching
he/she/it would be clenching
we would be clenching
you would be clenching
they would be clenching
Conditional perfect
I would have clench
you would have clench
he/she/it would have clench
we would have clench
you would have clench
they would have clench
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been clenching
you would have been clenching
he/she/it would have been clenching
we would have been clenching
you would have been clenching
they would have been clenching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you clench
we let´s clench
you clench
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
clenching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
QUOTES WITH «CLENCH»
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clench.
The way I miss my daughter Esme is to worry about her. It is not a pleasurable longing. It contorts my body and scrambles my brain, makes me stop breathing, clench my jaw and my fists, it makes me frown, and makes me blind and deaf, in fact entirely without sensory perception.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLENCH»
Discover the use of
clench in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
clench and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Suffolk Manorial Families, Being the County Visitations and ...
I give vnto the sayd Katherine my greine embroydered (carpett) att my house att
Bury formerly in this will reserved. To my worthy friends Sr John Rous of Henham
Knight, John Scrivener of Sybton Esq3, Mr Almott Clench of Bealinges Hall Esq3
...
Joseph James Muskett, 1900
The copper clench nail, sometimes called a clout nail, much used in the past, is
an excellent fastening for small craft. Some time ago I checked 120 small boats in
the Mystic Seaport collection and found 54 of them to be clench-nailed. (A very ...
Maynard Bray, Peter H. Spectre, 1996
3
Biopac Laboratory Exercises
A grid using your assigned increment as a division scale will appear so that you
can visually review the force level. You will begin to record data. 2. Repeat a
cycle of clench-release-wait, with the subject holding the clench for 2 seconds
and ...
Richard G. Pflanzer, 2004
4
Congressional Serial Set
Mr. Clench. Yes, sir; I was put on the boat list as on No. 4. Senator Bourne. You
were assigned to that boat ? Mr. Clench. Yes, sir. Senator Bourne. As soon as
you had signed your articles? Mr. Clench. Oh, no, sir. Senator Bourne. When did
you ...
Mr. Clench. Yes, sir; I was put on the boat list as on No. 4. Senator Bourne. You
were assigned to that boat ? Mr. Clench. Yes, sir. Senator Bourne. As soon as
you had signed your articles? Mr. Clench. Oh, no, sir. Senator Bourne. When did
you ...
United States. Congress, 1912
6
"Titanic" Disaster: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the ...
Mr. Clench. Yes, sir. Senator Bourne. As soon as you had signed your articles ?
Mr. Clench. Oh, no, sir. Senator Bourne. When did you get notice you were
assigned to No. 4? Mr. Clench. I suppose we had been out a couple of days
before ...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, 1912
Senator Bourne. The boat that you were in — what number was that? Mr. Clench.
No. 12, sir. Senator Bourne. How many passengers were in it ? Mr. Clench.
Between 14 and 15, in ours. Senator Bourne. And only two seamen in it ? Mr.
Clench ...
8
Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells: Identification, Ecology, ...
Revista de la Sociedad Mexicana de Historia Natural 31:211-280. Clench, W.
1942a. The genera Dosinia, Macracallista and Amiantis in the western Atlantic.
1ohnsonia 1(3):1—8. Clench, W. 1942b. The genus Conus in the western Atlantic
.
John Wesley Tunnell, 2010
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Sources of London English: Medieval Thames Vocabulary
CLENCH A nail used to rivet together the strakes of a boat's hull. BHAR 12m8.36(
1392x 1393); BHWP, vol. 1,p. 138(1406x 1407); vol. 2, pp. 317, 318 (1418 x 1419
); frequently in BHR, vol. 3 (1460 x 1484) 1tem Soluf Willmo fabro p clench ...
10
The Titanic Disaster Hearings
CLENCH: Under the thwart, mixed with the women. In fact, of course, we could
not look for him just as we dropped into the water. SENATOR BOURNE: He got
into the boat before you lowered her? MR. CLENCH: Before we lowered her.
Tom Kuntz, William Alden Smith, 1998
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLENCH»
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clench is used in the context of the following news items.
London Underground strike: Everything you need to know to avoid …
The latest update from Aslef, sent out on Tuesday, said the strike action "will go ahead" after last-minute talks to clench a deal failed to reach an ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
Review: 'Moon Man Walk' and a new stage company
... walking around one another like the imaginary orbits that clench the mind of the main character. And like the name of the new company itself. «Newsworks.org, Jul 15»
City to Release Video of Ferguson-Coleman Incident
He did not let go of his grip, continuing to clench me and strengthening his grip as he very angrily stated with a threatening tone that I wasn't ... «Raise the Hammer, Jul 15»
Andy Murray blows 6ft 11in ace king Ivo Karlovic away in four sets …
Murray interrupted his post-match press conference to clench his fists in delight when Jamie's result came up on the electronic board. It is the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Here's the Writing Staff of 'Why? with Hannibal Buress'
... Kimmy Schmidt writer Charla Lauriston, whose web series Clench and Release we featured in May. Take a look at the full writing staff below:. «Splitsider, Jul 15»
7 Emotional Stages Of Being Fancy On A Plane If You've Convinced …
Without thinking, you pull the lot off, trying not to clench your teeth in irritation. Stuffing them into your seat, you feel like you could finally breathe again. Little do ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
New Poetry By: Tim MacGabhann
I clench in this fire. Toughen, darken, like leather. In the bar optics his glass held molten glass. I will drink until someone mops away the moon's ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
Here's how you can do yoga while you're travelling
With all your strength, clench your hands into fists and then unclench them. Rotate your fists in both directions. Keep your hands on your ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
US Rep. Rick Nolan says he will seek another term in 2016
... numbers during presidential election years, and Mills was unable to clench the seat despite a strong Republican showing nationally in 2014. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
Thunderbirds ready to soar at Cherry Festival in Traverse City
That training came in handy: During the trickiest maneuvers, I knew when to take a deep breath and clench all my muscles to keep the blood ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
