clasp
noun
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing.
was clasping
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past progressiveof clasp.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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This time, however, she was clasping the hand of the president.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2015
And what was strange was that even when she was clasping him against her he had the feeling that she was simultaneously pushing him away with all her strength.
From "1984" by George Orwell
His left hand was clasping a half-filled tumbler, the other was at his waistcoat pocket.
From The King's Stratagem and Other Stories by Stanley John Weyman
In a second he had scrambled on to her knee, was clasping both his fat little arms round her neck, and showering kisses upon her cheeks and brow.
From Niece Catherine by Mary Hampden
No sooner had Mathias pressed the dove to his heart than, lo and behold! he found that he was clasping in his arms, not a bird, but the Princess herself.
From The Pobratim A Slav Novel by P. Jones
