CLINCHING
Scrabble letter values: C3L1I1N1C3H4I1N1G2 = 17
Definition
CLINCHING is the present participle of CLINCH.
noun CLINCH: (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily.
Examples
- “I already planned to buy the car, but the color was what really clinched it for me.”
- “to clinch the teeth or the fist”