handhold
Example Sentences
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Bailey has previously defended the bank's communication, saying that a November rate rise was clearly never a done deal and that it was not policymakers' job to handhold traders.
From Reuters
My marginalia became a series of handholds on the placid smoothness of the page.
From New York Times
“Don’t handhold too much, you can spoil talent.”
From Los Angeles Times
The goal is to reach the top while grabbing as many handholds as possible within the six minutes allotted.
From Washington Post
The single-file stretches are marked by sturdy chains for handholds on one side and steep drop-offs on the other.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
