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Gripping

/ˈɡɹɪpɪŋ/

To take hold of, particularly with the hand.

📖 Definitions of "Gripping"

verb
  1. 1

    To take hold of, particularly with the hand.

    "After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement."

  2. 2

    To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.

    "He grips me."

  3. 3

    To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.

    "Let’s grip (get a coffee, hang, take a break, see a movie, etc.)"

  4. 4

    To trench; to drain.

noun
  1. 1

    Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.

adjective
  1. 1

    Which catches someone's attention; exciting

    "a gripping action film"

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