clutching

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/ˈklʌtʃɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To seize, as though with claws.“to clutch power”
To grip or grasp tightly.“She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.”

verb

To hatch.

noun

The act of one who clutches.

Related words

Synonyms

clasp grasp grip clench prehend hold seize cling to hold tight clutch pedal batch hold close taking clasping grasping gripping

Associated

swastika talons talon wreath crucifix rosary clutches clutch claws dagger shifting chest

Rhymes

touching crutching retouching ruching bitching scutching miching hutching kuching wuchang

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