English Explanatory Dictionary

gripping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Which catches someone's attention; exciting
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of grip
noun
  1. The act of forming a grip.
  2. Obsolete form of griping (“pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines”).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹɪpɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gripping.wav

Word forms

gripping more gripping most gripping grippings

Synonyms

interesting absorbing fascinating

Derived words

grippingly grippingness
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