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  1. flexingnoun

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Flexing

    of Flex

Editors Contribution

  1. flexing

    Another definition of flexing would be to brag about something you have that they don't.

    Lil Tay likes to flex on children...


    Submitted by anonymous on March 20, 2019  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of flexing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of flexing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of flexing in a Sentence

  1. President Obama:

    The repudiation of the TPP would neuter the U.S. presidency for the next 19?months, it would reinforce global concerns that the vicissitudes of domestic politics are increasingly rendering the United States a less reliable ally ... it would signal a lack of U.S. commitment to Asia at a time when China is flexing its muscles.

  2. Barry Pavel:

    Russia (is) flexing its military muscle, identifying the United States and NATO as the enemy. That feeling is not reciprocated, but we have a Russia that is starting to throw its military weight around, and in some ways, looking for provocations, i think this could be very dangerous, and create a crisis, where one didn't need to exist.

  3. Hussein Ibish:

    The relationship now looks more like the way the U.S. relates to some European partners, security cooperation is key and maintained by both sides, but Saudi Arabia are flexing their muscles in an effort to become a regional and international actor of significance in a world in which power is diffused, and the U.S. picks its battles much more cautiously.

  4. Susannah Thorpe:

    A key part of the tool is that it's based on replicating the mechanical challenges that chimpanzees experience in the wild in their daily lives, so when they're moving around forest canopy they have to deal with branches flexing under their weight, they have to deal with planning routes in advance so they know where to go to get to the next food source and we're trying to emulate these mechanical challenges into the lives of captive chimpanzees.

  5. The Global Times:

    Washington has deployed two carrier battle groups around the South China Sea, and it wants to send a signal by flexing its muscles: As the biggest powerhouse in the region, it awaits China's obedience.

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