English

Rugby union player Clément Poitreneaud passively streching his hamstring.

Noun

stretching ‎(plural stretchings)

1. The act by which something is stretched.
   • 1859, Victor Regnault, Elements of Chemistry

     [Skins] must be submitted to several washings, treadings, and stretchings, before they acquire the necessary pliancy.

2. A form of physical exercise in which a specific skeletal muscle (or muscle group) is deliberately elongated to its fullest length in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and reaffirm comfortable muscle tone.

Translations

Verb

stretching

1. present participle of stretch

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English stretching.

Noun

stretching m ‎(invariable)

1. stretching