释义 |
[ grip-ing ] / ˈgrɪp ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gripping ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveholding the attention or interest intensely; fascinating; enthralling: a gripping play; a gripping book. Origin of grippingFirst recorded in 1620–30; grip + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM grippinggrip·ping·ly, adverbgrip·ping·ness, nounWords nearby grippinggripe water, gripey, gripman, grippe, gripper, gripping, gripple, grippy, gripsack, gript, grip tape Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grippingThe second pitfall is that Tendulkar has given the reader little of what should be a gripping, meaningful story of his life. The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player|William O’Connor|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Each book has gripping scenes on the fear that permeated Argentina in those years. How Pope Francis Became the World’s BFF|Jason Berry|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST And the string of episodes that aired before that were gripping, noble, and simply entertaining to watch. 'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble|Kevin Fallon|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST All these folks were full of gripping stories about their time with Pryor, since he created much drama offstage as well as on. How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America|David Yaffe, Scott Saul|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet his narrative is gripping, perceptive, and moving at times, even if his conclusions are highly debatable. How Gary Hart Became the First Political Sex Scandal Casualty|Lloyd Grove|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST The reins trailed on the ground and the rider's hands were gripping the mane. The Sheriff of Badger|George B. Pattullo Peter held himself rigidly in the fear that he might disturb the hands that were gripping him. Her Father's Daughter|Gene Stratton-Porter Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think. The Woman from Outside|Hulbert Footner Then listen anew to His teaching talks, so homely and so gripping. Quiet Talks with World Winners|S. D. Gordon He was standing in the rumble, holding himself upright by gripping the back of the two front seats. Motor Matt's Race|Stanley R. Matthews
Words related to grippingintriguing, fascinating, riveting, interesting, engrossing, enthralling, exciting, captivating, spellbinding, arresting, consuming, preoccupying, monopolizing |