Clutching

//ˈklʌ.t͡ʃɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who clutches.

    "At sight of it there commenced a series of laryngeal spasms, with clutchings at his throat, far more violent than any I had heretofore seen."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of clutch form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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claspbatchbunchclutch baghold tightseize

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"She doubled over, clutching her side."

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