“I clench my jaw every time the maths homework gets to the last question.”
It comes from an old English word, clencan, meaning to hold something fast. Same family as clinch. Nobody is quite sure which one came first, which is fitting for two words about gripping.
Catch yourself clenching something once today, jaw, fist or toes, and let it go loose for three slow seconds.
💬 Which part of the day makes everyone in this house clench at the same time?