stretching
Syllables: stretch·ing/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/
stretching noun: the act by which something is stretched. Also the present participle and gerund of stretch.
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Noun
stretching (countable and uncountable, plural stretchings)
- The act by which something is stretched.
- [Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy.1859, Victor Regnault, Elements of Chemistry
- A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.
Adjective
stretching (comparative more stretching, superlative most stretching)
- Requiring a high level of effort or performance.
Also used as
stretching is also the present participle and gerund of stretch.
stretching meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
stretching in Hindi
- स्ट्रेचिंग
stretching in Marathi
- ताणणे, स्ट्रेचिंग
stretching in Bengali
- স্ট্রেচিং
stretching in Telugu
- స్ట్రెచింగ్
More languagesFewer languages
- stretching in Malayalam
- സ്ട്രെച്ചിംഗ്
- stretching in Kannada
- ಸ್ಟ್ರೆಚಿಂಗ್
- stretching in Gujarati
- ખેંચાણ, સ્ટ્રેચિંગ, ખેંચાઈ રહ્યું છે
- stretching in Nepali
- स्ट्रेचिङ, स्ट्र्याचिङ, स्ट्रेचिङ्ग
Forms of stretching
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | stretchings |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more stretching |
| superlative | most stretching |
Origin of stretching
From Middle English strecching, strecchinge, equivalent to stretch + -ing.
From Middle English strecchinge, strecchynge, from Old English streċċende, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī, present participle of *strakkjan (“to stretch”), equivalent to stretch + -ing.
Words formed from stretching
Phrases with stretching
- stretching out
- stretching hemp
- stretching rope
- stretching thin
- stretching forth
- stretching frames
- stretching it out
- stretching a point
- stretching courses
- stretching the point
- stretching the rules
- stretching the truth
3 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with stretching
Questions about stretching
- What does stretching mean?
- Stretching means the act by which something is stretched.
- What is stretching in Hindi?
- Stretching in Hindi is स्ट्रेचिंग. See Stretching meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is stretching?
- Stretching can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce stretching?
- Stretching is pronounced /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of stretching?
- The plural of stretching is stretchings.
Words near stretching in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stretching (page history and authors); stretching (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stretching (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stretching (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stretching (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stretching (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stretching (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stretching (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); stretching (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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