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handclasp

[hand-klasp, -klahsp] / ˈhændˌklæsp, -ˌklɑsp /




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What matters is the listening, the bearing witness—the quiet handclasp that says, I hear you.

From Slate ● May 30, 2017

When John stepped down from the plane with his wife Barbara, he was greeted by a hug and kiss from Mamie, a warm handclasp from his father.

From Time Magazine Archive

Joe kung fu grip, but her handclasp, by way of greeting, is strong, confident and direct.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Norman Clyde still has a face that is unlined and a handclasp that can crumple knuckles.

From Time Magazine Archive

As he held her hand in the handclasp, he thought, “She’ll be my wife, someday, God and she willin’.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith


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