grip
noun
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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I stay where I am, gripping the shaggy strands of the carpet between my toes.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
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