FLEXING

Verb

flexing

present participle of flex

Noun

flexing (plural flexings)

The action of the verb to flex; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles.

Source: Wiktionary


FLEX

Flex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Flexing.] Etym: [L. flexus, p.p. of flectere to bend, perh. flectere and akin to falx sickle, E. falchion. Cf. Flinch.]

Definition: To bend; as, to flex the arm.

Flex, n.

Definition: Flax. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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