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Warming up for gymnastics
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flexing
Word definitions for flexing in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Flexing may refer to: Anatomical flexion of a joint An individual tensing their muscles for display via muscular contraction Flexing (dance) , a type of dance
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Flex \Flex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flexed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Flexing .] [L. flexus, p. p. of flectere to bend, perh. flectere and akin to falx sickle, E. falchion. Cf. Flinch .] To bend; as, to flex the arm.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The action of the verb '''to flex'''; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles. vb. (present participle of flex English)
Usage examples of flexing.
It began with sweet, languorous flexings, with long and easy thrusts, with soft contractions and lazy expansions of the muscles, an almost slow-motion rising and falling and stroking, as of lovers in an art film, which had a sweetness and an odd shyness, as if we were joined for the very first time.
Kynes stood beside his wife-to-be, but he looked up at the twin moons, thinking of their tidal effects, how the gentle flexings of gravity might have affected the geology and climate of this world.