stretching
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English strecching, strecchinge, equivalent to stretch + -ing.
Noun edit
stretching (countable and uncountable, plural stretchings)
- The act by which something is stretched.
- 1859, Victor Regnault, Elements of Chemistry:
- [Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy.
- 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.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a form of physical exercise
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English strecchinge, strecchynge, from Old English streċċende, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjandī, present participle of *strakkjan (“to stretch”), equivalent to stretch + -ing.
Adjective edit
stretching (comparative more stretching, superlative most stretching)
- Requiring a high level of effort or performance.
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:stretching.
Verb edit
stretching
- present participle and gerund of stretch
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English stretching.
Noun edit
stretching m (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- stretching in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English stretching.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stretching m inan (related adjective stretchingowy)
- (exercise) stretching (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)
Declension edit
Declension of stretching
singular | |
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nominative | stretching |
genitive | stretchingu |
dative | stretchingowi |
accusative | stretching |
instrumental | stretchingiem |
locative | stretchingu |
vocative | stretchingu |
Further reading edit
- stretching in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- stretching at Obserwatorium językowe Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English stretching.
Noun edit
stretching c
- stretching (form of physical exercise)
Declension edit
Declension of stretching | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stretching | stretchingen | stretchingar | stretchingarna |
Genitive | stretchings | stretchingens | stretchingars | stretchingarnas |