Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flex one's muscles

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: flex one's -mus-cles
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tense and bend one's flexor muscles.

verb

To show off one's strength or skills.

Example Sentences

"But at a time of a growing perception in the West that China is flexing its muscles [...], countries closer to China’s shores also worry that it might be getting more assertive."
"Gomez's goals were his 10th and 11th of the season but only Hart's excellence prevented that total being extended, as the four-time European Cup winners flexed their muscles."

Inflected Forms

flexes one's muscles (present, singular) flexing one's muscles (participle, present) flexed one's muscles (participle, past) flexed one's muscles (past)

Questions

What does flex one's muscles mean?: To tense and bend one's flexor muscles.

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