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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A dozen of the trapped frogs were clasping pairs.
From Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog by Fitch, Henry S.
Dalrymple stood up, weaving his fingers in and out; as it were, clasping his hands to George.
From The Guarded Heights by Camp, Wadsworth
The stranger began to smile; a flash of recollection passed across each face, and the next moment they were clasping hands, and exclaiming in mutual recognition— “Hilary!”
From Sisters Three by Lloyd, Stanley
The voice of Five Feathers ceased, but his fingers were clasping the small hand of the white boy, clasping it very gently.
From The Shagganappi by Johnson, E. Pauline
Put to bed with supper in their hands, they were clasping it next morning, when their parents dragged them out of bed.
From Recent Developments in European Thought by Various
