"gripping" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪpɪŋ/ Forms: more gripping [comparative], most gripping [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} gripping (comparative more gripping, superlative most gripping)
  1. Which catches someone's attention; exciting Synonyms: interesting, absorbing, fascinating
    Sense id: en-gripping-en-adj-N8IufK~X

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪpɪŋ/ Forms: grippings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} gripping (plural grippings)
  1. The act of forming a grip.
    Sense id: en-gripping-en-noun-fhWNhvev
  2. Obsolete form of griping (“pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: griping (extra: pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
    Sense id: en-gripping-en-noun-HO2P6PPY

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪpɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gripping
  1. present participle and gerund of grip Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: grip
    Sense id: en-gripping-en-verb-q7lrMYsx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 17 74

Inflected forms

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