Phrase guide

clench one's fists

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To clench one's fists tightly because of anger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شَدَّ قَبْضَتَيْهِ (šadda qabḍatayhi) — clench one's fists
  • Chinese Mandarin: 握緊拳頭 /握紧拳头 (wò jǐn quántóu) — clench one's fists
  • Finnish: puristaa kätensä nyrkkiin — clench one's fists
  • French: serrer les poings — clench one's fists
  • German: die Fäuste ballen — clench one's fists
  • Hungarian: ökölbe szorítja a kezét — clench one's fists
  • Japanese: こぶしを握り締める (kobuji o nigirishimeru) — clench one's fists
  • Korean: 주먹을 쥐다 (jumeog-eul jwida) — clench one's fists
  • Polish: zaciskać pięści — clench one's fists
  • Polish: zacisnąć pięści — clench one's fists
  • Russian: сжима́ть кулаки́ (sžimátʹ kulakí) — clench one's fists
  • Russian: сжать кулаки́ (sžatʹ kulakí) — clench one's fists