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clunching

clunching is the present participle and gerund 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 clunching

What is clunching the present participle and gerund of?
Clunching is the present participle and gerund of clunch.

Words near clunching in the dictionary

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

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