clasp
noun
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing.
have been clasping
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present perfect progressiveof clasp.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Julian might have been clasping stone or iron.
From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe
I have been clasping hands with the moribund—and usually they said, "It is for the last time."
From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) by Paine, Albert Bigelow
