Gripping

//ˈɡɹɪpɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of forming a grip.

    "His resentful comments on this conviction were greeted only by great tears falling in silence, and almost convulsive grippings of his hand."

  2. 2
    Obsolete form of griping (“pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines”). alt-of, obsolete

    "The same Night it began to operate by Grippings and Sweating, and he being bred a Surgeon, took some Medicines to correct the Grippings, which in some Measure the Medicine did, but he lost his Appetite […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of grip form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Which catches someone's attention; exciting

    "a gripping action film"

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of arousing and holding the attention wordnet

Synonyms

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fascinatingabsorbingabsorbingabsorbingarrestingattractive

Antonyms

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dreich

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"Bitterly cold air is gripping America, while on the other side of the globe, Australia is sizzling as a record heatwave takes hold."

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