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Adjective gripping has 1 sense
- absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting - capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"
Antonym: uninteresting (indirect, via interesting)
Verb grip has 3 senses
- grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
--1 is one way to seize, prehend, clutch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- grapple, grip - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
--2 is one way to seize, prehend, clutch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
- fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
--3 is one way to interest
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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