She was clenching her jaw.
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Clenching
Synonyms for "clenching" (24 found)
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Noun(5 words)
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14 entriesclench fistsclench jawclench teethclenching fistclenching fistsclenching gripclenching jawclenching jaw musclesclenching teethfist clenchinghand clenchingjaw clenchingmuscle tensionteeth clenching
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3 total sentences available.
Many of the clenchings [of muscles] were uncoordinated, and one would guess that they occurred more and more as the sleep synchronized.
Source: wiktionary
Possibly I might be blamed a bit for my truantry, but the recapture of the Hispaniola was a clenching answer, and I hoped that even Captain Smollett would confess I had not lost my time.
Source: wiktionary