"clutching" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklʌ.t͡ʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-clutching.ogg [US] Forms: clutchings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌtʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} clutching (plural clutchings)
  1. The act of one who clutches.
    Sense id: en-clutching-en-noun-DrGQXmZz

Verb

IPA: /ˈklʌ.t͡ʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-clutching.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ʌtʃɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} clutching
  1. present participle and gerund of clutch Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: clutch
    Sense id: en-clutching-en-verb-I~a5ed9t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clutching meaning in English (1.9kB)

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