gripped in English

verb
1
take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.
his knuckles were white as he gripped the steering wheel
2
(of a feeling or emotion) deeply affect (someone).
she was gripped by a feeling of excitement

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1. His fingers gripped her shoulders cruelly.

2. Something gripped him in an unyielding hold.

3. The child gripped its mother's arm.

4. A sense of fatality gripped her.

5. The nation is gripped by the dramatic story.

6. Involuntarily she reached out and gripped Bob's hand.

7. The frightened child gripped its mother's hand.

8. The frightened boy gripped his mother's hand.

9. He gripped the openings in his pyjamas.

10. A sense of impending doom gripped her.

11. The steering wheel vibrated, but I gripped it hard.

12. I gripped the rail and tried not to look down.

13. 5 This stupendous novel keeps you gripped to the end.

14. A cool hand gripped him under each armpit.

15. 13 She gripped her mother's hand in fear.

16. Cobalt, who did not know, gripped the rail.

17. The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.

18. He gripped his arms in fear, his nerves at snapping point.

19. Steve gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands.

20. The country was gripped by a frenzy of nationalism.

21. And both are gripped by the same dogmatic delusion.

22. She gripped on to the railing with both hands.

23. Fear gripped her at the demoniacal glint in his dark eyes.

24. As Aurangzeb continued to sink, consternation gripped the imperial camp

25. Sure Beatlemania had already gripped Britain, but would anyone in the U.S

26. It shattered the political paralysis that had gripped it for years.

27. His little sister gripped a shoot of fuchsia bougainvillea and wailed.

28. The girl shut her eyes and gripped back for dear life.

29. Evans swore beneath his breath and Jack reached out and gripped him in rebuke.

30. Brenda's knuckles were white as she gripped the arms of the chair.

31. He gripped her fingers against his calloused palm and led her forward.

32. One hand gripped a railing, the other drooped motionless at her side.

33. He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob.

34. Chesarynth gripped it convulsively at the strange sight of people milling around.

35. Then our nation was gripped by economic distress , social decline, political gridlock.

36. Single-point tools, gripped in a Boring head attached to a rotating

37. 37 synonyms for Absorbed: engrossed, lost, involved, fixed, concentrating, occupied, engaged, gripped

38. He gripped the bracket in both hands and repeatedly pounded the bung.

39. Right angle worktable, double edges of the are gripped and folded inward.

40. Synonyms for Absorbed include engrossed, fixed, immersed, involved, lost, concentrating, engaged, enthralled, fascinated and gripped

41. The state has become a microcosm of the economic change that has gripped the nation.

42. The defendant is a cantankerous individual gripped by the dangerous delusion that his opinion matters.

43. Wally gripped my arm, partly to restrain me and partly to reassure me.

44. Then it is gripped by suction to the end of a pipette, under the microscope.

45. The region was gripped by famine and much of Northern England was deserted.

46. He gripped the prow where it separated in a narrow V and took a deep breath.

47. He brings it down at four and five o'clock, the wooden T gripped like a corkscrew.

48. Redline 5-Blade Crimper The handle opening of Malco's REDLINE gripped The handle opening of Malco's REDLINE gripped tools maximizes the powerful leverage of compound head-to-handle linkage while providing a more comfortable operating range for your hand

49. Bridgetown raised $550 million in an initial public offering in October as SPAC fever gripped Wall Street

50. Synonyms for Clutched include took, grabbed, held, clenched, grasped, gripped, clasped, snared, snatched and wrested