Crossword clues for flexing
flexing
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
n. The action of the verb '''to flex'''; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles. vb. (present participle of flex English)
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
Flexing, also called Bone Breaking, is a style of street dance from Brooklyn, New York that is characterized by rhythmic contortionist movement combined with waving, tutting, floor moves, and gliding. Flex dancers, referred to as flexers, often perform shirtless and incorporate hat tricks in their performance for showmanship.
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.