clasping

[klas-ping, klah-sping] / ˈklæs pɪŋ, ˈklɑ spɪŋ /

VERB

grab tightly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clamp clutch fasten grasp

STRONG

attack buckle clinch clip concatenate connect embrace enfold grapple grip hold hug pin press seize snatch squeeze take

WEAK

bear hug coll glom onto

Antonyms

STRONGEST

let go loosen open release unfasten unlock

STRONG

disbelieve give offer receive reject stop

WEAK

loose

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

Raducanu sealed victory with a ripping forehand winner on her second match point, breaking into a beaming smile and clasping the peak of her hat in shock.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

An accompanying photo shows him and Allred laughing and clasping hands at an event in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

For the first time she embraced him, clasping his face to her sari, surrounding him with her odor of mothballs and cumin.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri