clutching
present participle ofclutch
| 单词 | clutching |
| 释义 | clutching present participle ofclutch clutch verb[IorT] uk/klʌtʃ/us/klʌtʃ/C2 to take ortryto takeholdof somethingtightly, usually infear,worry, orpain: Silent andpale, she clutched(onto)her mother'shand. Clutching themoneytohischest, hehurriedto thebank. Hecollapsed, clutching hisstomach. to hold someone or something
Having in your hands
Idiomclutchyourpearls Phrasal verbclutch atsomething Examplesofclutchingclutching In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Clutchinga yard-long stick, the radiologist who pointed out what was "strikingly abnormal" about the scans made the presentation even stranger. From theCambridge English Corpus The students find it quite amusing to see themselvesclutchingtheir throats to feel the difference, but it works. From theCambridge English Corpus Clutchingmattresses and bundles of clothes, the children were driven west through the dark countryside. From theCambridge English Corpus They looked down and away from the camera,clutchingtheir wraps, feeling shy and unhappy (plates 11-13). From theCambridge English Corpus The arts and sports lobbies areclutchingat the national lottery in desperation because they see no other source of public revenue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At the weekend he was up in the north-west,clutchingat straws, hoping to salvage seats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no useclutchingat the slight fall of a few pfennigs since the summit agreeing monetary union as a hope for the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many selective statistics, lots ofclutchingat straws and lots of hopes for recovery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is still too muchclutchingat straws. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is likeclutchinga straw to justify one's conclusions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, we all seem to beclutchinga copy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was precipitated down the chuteclutchinga doll to his bosom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The woman,clutchingher children, arrives at the police station and is given solace by a policewoman or social worker, but what happens then? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My constituents go awayclutchinga piece of paper with my telephone number on it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not the closed fist and theclutchinghand that will change these conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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