stretching
/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/ noun C1- The act by which something is stretched.
- 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.
Plural stretchings
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They entered it in one of its lowest points, and drove for some time through a beautiful wood stretching over a wide extent.
A TRAVELER about to set out on a journey saw his Dog stand at the door stretching himself.
“Indeed, sir!” said he, pointing out over the wide-stretching moor.
“Adieu, adieu, dearest Edmond!” cried Mercédès, stretching out her arms to him from the balcony.
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