Gripping

verb

/ˈɡɹɪpɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 1.4

Definitions

1.verbTo take hold of, particularly with the hand.

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

2.verbTo help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.

"He grips me."

3.verbTo 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.verbTo trench; to drain.

5.nounPinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.

6.adjectiveWhich catches someone's attention; exciting

"a gripping action film"

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