- present participle of clasp.
clasping
Example Sentences
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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
"Yes," Mamta Pathak replied, clasping her hand in a respectful namaste.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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
Entering the house he strode through the hall to the hearth and sank down before the Queen, clasping her knees and praying for her help.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
