clasp
noun
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing.
is clasping
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present progressiveof clasp (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It’s almost always someone who is clasping the steering wheel a little too hard, staring straight ahead, a glazed, or confused, look on their face, like they’re doing all they can to just get by.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2019
All my sisters have gathered around on the floor, because Mama is cheesin’ hard and is clasping her hands as if this envelope is about to change our lives.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
Eleanor leads Tombo away, and watches him run down the hill—he is clasping the gold locket safely in both hands.
From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Piffard, Harold
Think of Richard, and not of yourself—think of him, when yonder boor is clasping the hand that once rested in his—think of him, when those alien lips press yours at parting, and be strong!
From Bred in the Bone by Payn, James
The poor affrighted waggoner is clasping his hands together in despair.
From The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein by Douce, Francis
