What part of speech is stretching?

Stretching can be categorized as a verb and a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. stretching is a verb, gerund of stretch (infinitive).
  • 2. stretching is a noun, singular of stretchings.

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Verb

Noun

What does stretching mean?

Definitions

Verb
stretch - extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
stretch - become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"
stretch - extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
stretch - extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
stretch - pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
stretch - occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line"
stretch - lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
stretch - make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"
stretch - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
stretch - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"

Noun
stretching - act of expanding by lengthening or widening
stretching - exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
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Examples of stretching

#   Sentence  
1. verb Stretching 750 kilometers from end to end, they reach from near the coast of Myanmar almost to Sumatra in Indonesia.
2. verb That's stretching the point.
3. verb The ballerinas around the walls are stretching their legs and feet so their muscles will not become stiff.
4. verb The path stretching from that house to the bamboo thicket was laid with stone paving.
5. verb In order to cross from one sentence to the other, Tom was stretching out his arm. Mary clung firmly onto it and jumped over the dot, avoiding to fall into the space.
6. verb Anyone who has never strung a spinet, clavichord, or harpsichord cannot imagine what kinds of problems can arise, from the choice of strings, to the actual stretching of the strings until they are tuned.
7. verb He ran a hand through his habitually rumpled hair, stretching his neck until it cracked.
8. verb Tom stopped stretching.
9. verb I wouldn't mind stretching my legs a little.
10. verb I was just stretching my legs.
11. verb I was worried about stretching ourselves too thin financially.
12. verb Stop yawning and stretching.
13. verb Mary's yawning and stretching.
14. verb I like doing stretching exercises at dusk.
15. verb I'm not stretching them.
16. noun Running at full stretch.
17. noun By no stretch of the imagination.
18. noun Beyond any stretch of his understanding.
19. noun A stretch of highway.
20. noun A stretch of clear water.
21. noun He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary.
22. noun I know it seems like a stretch, but the market for hourly traders is very strong right now.
23. noun If the pedicure lasted 20 mins., that was a stretch.
24. noun The warm chocolate cake was very tasty, but served at room temperature, not warm by any stretch of the imagination.
25. noun I got out of bed and had a good stretch.
26. noun He worked ten hours at a stretch.
27. noun When violent extremists operate in one stretch of mountains, people are endangered across an ocean.
28. noun I've never seen a more god-forsaken stretch of desert.
29. noun There's a grueling uphill stretch of road at mile 23 of the marathon.
30. noun The angel then said to him: 'Do not kill your child, nor should your hand stretch out over his neck!'
31. adj. Stretch hosiery.
32. adj. A stretch limousine.
Sentence  
verb
Stretching 750 kilometers from end to end, they reach from near the coast of Myanmar almost to Sumatra in Indonesia.
That's stretching the point.
The ballerinas around the walls are stretching their legs and feet so their muscles will not become stiff.
The path stretching from that house to the bamboo thicket was laid with stone paving.
In order to cross from one sentence to the other, Tom was stretching out his arm. Mary clung firmly onto it and jumped over the dot, avoiding to fall into the space.
Anyone who has never strung a spinet, clavichord, or harpsichord cannot imagine what kinds of problems can arise, from the choice of strings, to the actual stretching of the strings until they are tuned.
He ran a hand through his habitually rumpled hair, stretching his neck until it cracked.
Tom stopped stretching.
I wouldn't mind stretching my legs a little.
I was just stretching my legs.
I was worried about stretching ourselves too thin financially.
Stop yawning and stretching.
Mary's yawning and stretching.
I like doing stretching exercises at dusk.
I'm not stretching them.
noun
Running at full stretch.
By no stretch of the imagination.
Beyond any stretch of his understanding.
A stretch of highway.
A stretch of clear water.
He did a stretch in the federal penitentiary.
I know it seems like a stretch, but the market for hourly traders is very strong right now.
If the pedicure lasted 20 mins., that was a stretch.
The warm chocolate cake was very tasty, but served at room temperature, not warm by any stretch of the imagination.
I got out of bed and had a good stretch.
He worked ten hours at a stretch.
When violent extremists operate in one stretch of mountains, people are endangered across an ocean.
I've never seen a more god-forsaken stretch of desert.
There's a grueling uphill stretch of road at mile 23 of the marathon.
The angel then said to him: 'Do not kill your child, nor should your hand stretch out over his neck!'
adj.
Stretch hosiery.
A stretch limousine.
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