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clunched

clunched is the simple past and past participle of clunch.

Meaning of clunch

Verb

clunch (third-person singular simple present clunches, present participle clunching, simple past and past participle clunched)

  1. (transitive) To grasp firmly; clench.
    • As William Wallace felt the bank giving away under his feet, he clunched the other boy firmly by the arm.1920, Nephi Anderson, The Boys of Springtown, page 15

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Questions about clunched

What is clunched the simple past and past participle of?
Clunched is the simple past and past participle of clunch.

Words near clunched in the dictionary

  1. clumsing
  2. clumsy
  3. Clun
  4. Clunbury
  5. clunch
  6. clunched
  7. clunches
  8. clunching
  9. Clunderwen
  10. Clune
  11. cluneal

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