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clasping

[klas-ping, klah-sping] / ˈklæs pɪŋ, ˈklɑ spɪŋ /


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On the coastal road at Playa Canizo, a man in a straw hat and sodden fatigues, clasping an equally wet suitcase, thrust out his left arm, hoping for a ride to safety.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

“He doesn’t know he was in a movie,” said Leonberg, clasping a happily wriggling Indy, who doesn’t register me on the other end of the Zoom interview.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

The children sat on wooden benches bouncing their legs, clasping their hands and anxiously looking around the brightly lit courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

A photograph released by Eritrea in the wake of the meeting shows President Isaias Afwerki clasping hands with his counterparts from Egypt, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, and Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

“Dear boy,” he answered, clasping my hands, “I don’t know when we may meet again, and I don’t like good-bye. Say good-night!”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens