How do you say “clench” in Vietnamese?

“Clench” in Vietnamese is nghiến (to grind).

Vietnamese words for “clench”

• nghiếnListenverb
  Hanoi [ŋiən˧˦] · Saigon [ŋiəŋ˦˥]nghiến rising

  to grind; clench or grit

Related Vietnamese words

• bặmListenverb

  to bite; to clench; to compress

• nghiềnListenverb

  to grind; to crush; to pound

• siếtListenverb

  to run vigorously; describing the river's flow

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.