Collocations for clench - verb
ADVERB
firmly,
tight,
tightly
His jaw was clenched tight.
His jaw was tightly clenched.
His jaw was clenched tight.
His jaw was tightly clenched.
involuntarily,
unconsciously
Her hands clenched involuntarily.
Her hands clenched involuntarily.
together
She sat with hands clenched together in her lap.
She sat with hands clenched together in her lap.
Clench is used with these nouns as the subject:
fist, hand, jaw, muscle, stomach
fist, hand, jaw, muscle, stomach
Clench is used with these nouns as the object:
finger, fist, hand, jaw, muscle, tooth
finger, fist, hand, jaw, muscle, tooth