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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 |
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