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stretching

Pronunciation: /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/

The English word “stretching” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act by which something is stretched.
  2. 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.

adjective

  1. Requiring a high level of effort or performance.

Etymology

From Middle English strecching, strecchinge, equivalent to stretch + -ing.

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