clasping
present participle ofclasp
clasp
verb[T]
uk/klɑːsp/us/klæsp/toholdsomeone or somethingfirmlyinyourhandsorarms:
He was clasping thevasetightly,terrifiedofdroppingit.
Lie onyourback, claspyourkneesandpullthem down towardsyourchest.
She clasped hersoninherarms.
to hold someone or something
- holdCan you hold this for a moment?
- claspHe reached out to clasp her hand.
- gripThe baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
- clutchSilent and pale, she clutched her mother's hand.
- clingOne little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.
- hang onThe child was hanging on to her mother's skirt.
Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- chokehold
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cup
- dandle
- grasp
- grip
- hand in handidiom
- handle
- hang
- hang on
- hang/hold on like grim deathidiom
- nurse
- onto
- purchase
- seize
- taken
Examplesofclasping
clasping
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I understand that one such system involvesclaspingthe mine in an extremely hot device which then blows up the mine.
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Usually the pillion rider is a girl, sitting behind a man,claspinghim by the waist or even by the neck, perhaps talking excitedly.
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I appeared at the end of his speech as being a veritable octopus, with each of the tentaclesclaspinga substantial sum of money.
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Traditionally, it is made byclaspingegg batter using an iron mold which is heated up by charcoal stove.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They apply those inner spines inclaspingtheir prey.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ovate to triangular leaves are bristly, strongly overlapping andclasping.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On the outer wall flanking the main gate, there is a sculpture depicting a tiger-like beastclaspingelephants in its claws.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The tower has five stages withclaspingbuttresses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The leaves are wavy and sometimes toothed, the upper onesclaspingthe stem.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A legged animal, the inchworm, also moves like this,claspingwith appendages at either end of its body.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Leaves are lanceolate,claspingthe stem, with numerous soft flexible hairs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Crowds gathered about him daily, hoping to be cured of their diseases simply byclaspinghis hands.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The tower has a west door with a two-light window above it, andclaspingbuttresses topped with gables.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They exchanged places byclaspingthe special bracelets each wore or automatically after a few hours.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It features a two-story, gable roof entrance tower withclaspingbuttresses and pointed-arch openings.
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- insanitary
- insanity
- insatiable
- insatiable appetite
- insatiable curiosity
- insatiable demand
- insatiably
- in sb's capable hands
- in-sb-s-capable-hands
- in sb's crosshairs
- in-sb-s-crosshairs
- in sb's eyes
- in-sb-s-eyes
- in sb's gift/in the gift of sb
- in-sb-s-gift-in-the-gift-of-sb
- in sb's hour of need
- in-sb-s-hour-of-need
- in sb's infinite wisdom
- in-sb-s-infinite-wisdom
- in sb's pocket
- in-sb-s-pocket
- in sb's words
- in-sb-s-words
- inscribe
- inscribed