unclinch

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ clinch.

Verb

unclinch (third-person singular simple present unclinches, present participle unclinching, simple past and past participle unclinched)

1. Alternative form of unclench

   to unclinch the fist

   • 1991, Brian Fair Berkey, Keys to Tulsa:

     Boudreau felt his sphincters unclinch slightly once he realized he wasn't dead.

References

• “unclinch”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.