stretched
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,520 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,051 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury
- extended or spread over a wide area or distance broad fields lay stretched on both sides of us
stretched in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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His lips were stretched in that thin, straight smile.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Lord Henry stretched himself out on the divan and laughed.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Then he gazed sadly at his wife and stretched out his arms towards her.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Still impassible, the girl, instead of answering, stretched her hand towards her key; but M. Fortin stopped her arm.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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A bare pack-horse road wound its way on the west, and stretched out of sight to the north and to the south.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1