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Added 9 October 2026

stretching

/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stretching at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act by which something is stretched.
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

Requiring a high level of effort or performance.

verb

present participle and gerund of stretch

Origin

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

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