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[ klas-ping, klah-sping ] / ˈklæs pɪŋ, ˈklɑ spɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR clasping ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective(of a leaf) partly or wholly surrounding the stem. Origin of claspingFirst recorded in 1870–75; clasp + -ing2 Words nearby claspingClashing Rocks, -clasis, clasp, clasper, claspers, clasping, clasp knife, clasp-knife spasticity, class, class-A amplifier, class act Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for claspingA wounded woman sat keening on the ground, clasping the body of her dead child in her arms. David's Book Club 1861: The Civil War Awakening|David Frum|February 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST "I have not any hate in me, Joran, I have none," she told him as he sat a few feet from her, clasping his hands. Natalee Holloway: Is the Bone in Aruba Hers?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST Clasping his hands, the famously private man invoked his concern for the future of his four year old son. Letterman Corners McCain|Jessi Klein|October 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST Clasping his hands behind his head, he gazed at the ceiling. Hepsey Burke|Frank Noyes Westcott
William, clasping an empty Acid Drop bottle to his bosom, was left to face Mr. Moss. Just William|Richmal Crompton Tessa slipped round the table to his side, clasping her glass tightly. The Lamp in the Desert|Ethel M. Dell The hand was slipped quickly inside the fringed shirt, and withdrawn, clasping a roll of parchment cured in Indian fashion. Told In The Hills|Marah Ellis Ryan When the legs of both the male and the female are stretched straight out over each other, it is called the "clasping position." The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana|Vatsyayana
Words related to claspinggrasp, clutch, clamp, fasten, grip, concatenate, squeeze, clip, pin, seize, buckle, clinch, attack, snatch, grapple, hug, embrace, take, press, hold |