clenched
adjective C2- Closed tightly. · a clenched fist
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Villefort’s brow darkened more and more, his white lips and clenched teeth filled Dantès with apprehension.
Barker beat his head with his clenched fist in his impotent anger.
His hands were clenched and his arms thrown abroad, while his lower limbs were interlocked as though his death struggle had been a grievous one.
Rachel undauntedly, head up, eyes blazing, hands clenched, passionate indignation exhaling from her like an atmosphere.
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