clasp
noun
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing.
were 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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Grace thought the trees met overhead just as if they were clasping hands, and playing a game of "King's Cruise" for every body to "march through."
From Little Prudy by Sophie May
Dalrymple stood up, weaving his fingers in and out; as it were, clasping his hands to George.
From The Guarded Heights by Wadsworth Camp
"We are united again," and presently the girls were clasping the lost one in their arms, and, let the truth be told—weeping over her for very joy.
From The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley by Laura Lee Hope
And then a terrible thing occurred; for, before I could even shriek, Wilna had put both arms around that young man's neck, and both of his arms were clasping her waist.
From Police!!! by Henry Hutt
Some were bathed in tears; some were praying aloud; some were talking to those who stood, or knelt beside them; some were clasping convulsive hands; all were oblivious of surroundings.
From Fran by J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis
