hasping
- present participle of hasp.
Example Sentences
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Presently, hasping these things firmly in, she went to the door, and opened it a cautious crack.
From Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby by Norris, Kathleen Thompson
So Nicky-Nan contented himself with closing the door carefully and hasping it.
From Nicky-Nan, Reservist by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Bacon heard the rusty bolt shoot into its socket, and then the hasping and locking of the outside door, with a sensation of utter hopelessness.
From The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II by Caruthers, William A. (Alexander)
These were her thoughts as she went about the house, hasping windows and bolting doors, with a dreary sense of the futility of caution.
From Moor Fires by Young, E. H. (Emily Hilda)
