gripping

grip ¹

 (grĭp)

n.

1.

a. A tight hold; a firm grasp: a drowning swimmer now safely in the grip of a lifeguard.

b. The pressure or strength of such a grasp: a wrestler with an unmatched grip.

c. A manner of grasping and holding: The crate afforded no comfortable grip.

2.

a. Intellectual hold; understanding: a good grip on French history.

b. Ability to function properly or well; competence: getting a grip on the new technique.

c. Mental or emotional composure: lost his grip after he was fired.

3.

a. A mechanical device that grasps and holds.

b. A part, such as a handle, that is designed to be grasped and held.

4. A suitcase or valise.

5.

a. A stagehand who helps in shifting scenery.

b. A member of a film production crew who adjusts sets, lighting, and props and sometimes assists the camera operator.

v. gripped, grip·ping, grips

v.tr.

1. To secure and maintain a tight hold on; seize firmly.

2. To hold the interest or attention of: a scene that gripped the entire audience.

v.intr.

To maintain a secure grasp.

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[Middle English, from Old English gripe, grasp and gripa, handful.]

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grip′per n.

grip′ping·ly adv.

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grip ²

 (grĭp)

n.

Variant of grippe.

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gripping

(ˈɡrɪpɪŋ)

adj

able to hold the interest or attention of someone

ˈgrippingly adv

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grip•ping

(ˈgrɪp ɪŋ)

adj.

holding the attention or interest intensely: a gripping drama.

[1620–30]

grip′ping•ly, adv.

grip′ping•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

gripping - capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, riveting interesting - arousing or holding the attention

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gripping

adjective fascinating, exciting, thrilling, entrancing, compelling, compulsive, riveting, enthralling, engrossing, spellbinding, unputdownable (informal) a gripping thriller about the hunt for a serial killer

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gripping

adjective

Catching and holding the full attention:

absorbing, consuming, engrossing, enthralling.

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Translations

جَذّابمُسْتَحْوِذَه على الإنتباه

napínavýpoutavý

gribendefængslende

packendspannend

συναρπαστικός

apasionante

mukaansatempaava

captivantpassionnant

napet

hrífandi

avvincenteaffascinante

ひきつける

흥미를 끄는

aangrijpend

gripende

ujmujący

emocionante

захватывающий

fängslande

น่าติดใจ

oyalayıcısürükleyici

hấp dẫn

吸引人的扣人心弦的

gripping

[ˈgrɪpɪŋ] ADJ [story, novel] → absorbente, muy emocionante

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gripping

[ˈgrɪpɪŋ] adj [story, writing] → captivant(e)

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gripping

adj story, book, film → packend, fesselnd; the Olympics have made gripping television → die Olympiade war ein fesselndes Fernseherlebnis; it’s gripping stuff (inf) → es packt or fesselt einen total (inf)

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gripping

[ˈgrɪpɪŋ] adj (story, novel) → avvincente, appassionante

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grip

(grip) – past tense, past participle gripped – verb

to take a firm hold of. He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience. vasgryp, omknel يَمْسِك، يَقْبِض بِشِدَّه хващам agarrar sevřít; upoutat packen gribe πιάνω, κρατώ σφιχτά empuñar, agarrar, aferrar, asir haarama محکم گرفتن tarttua empoigner לֶאֱחוֹז בְּכּוֹח पकड़ना uhvatiti, zadobiti megragad menggenggam grípa impugnare; avvincere しっかりと握る 단단히 잡다 suspausti saujoje, sugniaužti, užvaldyti (cieši) satvert; saistīt (uzmanību) mempesona grijpen, pakken; boeiengripe, ta et fast grep i/om chwytać په منګول كى نيونه كلك نيونه agarrar a înhăţa; a capta (atenţia) схватывать; захватывать zovrieť; upútať zgrabiti, pritegniti zgrabiti fatta tag i, greppa, fängsla การยึดเกาะ sımsıkı tutmak, kavramak 緊抓 схоплювати مضبوطی سے گرفت میں لینا nắm chặt; giữ chặt 抓牢

noun

1. a firm hold. He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm. handdruk, greep قَبْضَه شَديدَه хватка aperto stisk, sevření der Griff greb γερό πιάσιμο, σφίξιμοagarre, asimiento, apretón haare گرفتگی سخت؛ زور پنجه قوی ote priseאחיזה पकड़, चंगुल zahvat, držanje megragadás; kézszorítás genggaman grip, fast tak presa 握ること 단단히 잡음 sugniaužimas, gniaužtai (ciešs) tvēriens menggenggam grip, greep fast grep/tak uścisk كلك نيونه aperto strângere хватка; тиски zovretie prijem zahvat våld การกำ kavrama, sımsıkı tutma 緊抓 хватка مضبوط گرفت sự nắm chặt 紧握

2. a bag used by travellers. He carried his sports equipment in a large grip. حَقيبَة سَفَر сак mala zavazadlo, kufr, taška die Reisetasche rejsetaske ταξιδιωτικός σάκοςsaco de mano, bolsa reisikott چمدان matkakassi valise מִזווָדָה קְטַנָה थैला putna torba utazótáska tas (íþrótta)taska borsa da viaggio, valigetta 旅行かばん 여행용 가방 kelioninis krepšys, sakvojažas ceļasoma beg pengembara reistasveske, koffert, bagtorba د انتقال وسيله mala geamantan саквояж taška potovalka putna torba kappsäck, bag กระเป๋าของนักเดินทาง yolculuk çantası, el çantası 旅行包 саквояж سفری تھیلا túi du lịch 旅行包

3. understanding. He has a good grip of the subject. begrip فَهْم، مَعْرِفَه разбиране compreensão pochopení das Verständnis greb κατανόηση, γνώσηconocimiento, comprensión arusaam فهم ote connaissanceתפיסה, הבנה समझ shvaćanje, razumijevanje felfogóképesség pengertian skilningur comprensione, padronanza 理解 파악 supratimas, suvokimas izpratne pemahaman begripgrep, forståelse opanowanie, orientacja w درک compreensão înţelegere понимание pochopenie razumevanje razumevanje grepp ความเข้าใจ anlama, kavrama 理解 орієнтування, здатність зрозуміти سمجھے کی صلاحیت sự thấu hiểu 理解

ˈgripping adjective

which holds the attention. a gripping story. boeiende مُسْتَحْوِذَه على الإنتباه увлекателен emocionante poutavý packend gribende; fængslende συναρπαστικόςabsorbente, que engancha haarav گیرا mukaansatempaava passionnantמרתק उत्साहित करने वाला zanimljiv, koji obuzima pozornost izgalmas mencekam hrífandi avvincente 心をとらえる 흥미를 끄는 patraukiantis, pagaunantis saistošs yang mempesonakan aangrijpend, roerend, boeiendfengslende, gripendepasjonujący نيونه emocionante captivant захватывающий pútavý zanimiv koji drži pažnju gripande, fängslande น่าสนใจ sürükleyici 扣人心弦的 захоплюючий جاذب نظر hấp dẫn 扣人心弦的

come to grips with

to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc). aanpak, handgemeen raak يَتعامل مع المُشْكِلَه справям се с lidar com utkat se s sich auseinandersetzen mit få hold på καταπιάνομαι σοβαρά με, αντιμετωπίζωabordar, atacar käsitlema روبرو شدن با käsitellä s'attaquer à לְהִתמוֹדֵד עִם समस्या इत्यादि से निबटना uhvatiti se ukoštac küszködik vmivel berurusan ná tökum á venire alle prese con 取り組む 문제에 대처하다 susikibti, imtis nopietni ķerties pie menangani vat krijgen op komme inn på livet, gi seg i kast medporadzić sobie z مخامخ کیدل ocupar-me com a se descurca într-o pro­blemă заняться (чем-л.) вплотную vysporiadať sa s spopasti se z suočiti se sa problemom gå i närkamp med, ge sig i kast med แก้ปัญหา uğraşmak, mücadele etmek 應付, 處理 серйозно взятися за вирішення проблеми کسی مشکل وغیرہ کا سامنا کرنا giải quyết 对付，处理

lose one's grip

to lose understanding or control. jou houvas verloor يَفقِد السَّيْطَرَه أو الفَهْم губя контрол perder o controle ztratit pochopení, kontrolu nachlassen miste taget; miste kontrollen χάνω τον έλεγχο perder el control enam mitte pihta saama کنترل خود را از دست دادن menettää ote perdre la maîtrise de לְאַבֵּד שְׁלִיטָה नियंत्रण खो देना izgubiti kontrolu nad nečim nem tud követni vmit kehilangan kontrol missa tökin á perdere il controllo 把握力を失う 제어할 수 없게 되다 prarasti orientaciją/kontrolę zaudēt kontroli/orientēšanos hilang begrip/macht verliezen miste grepet stracić kontrolę خپل کنترول لاس ته اچول perder o controle a-şi pierde controlul потерять хватку stratiť kontrolu zgubiti oblast nad izgubiti kontrolu tappa greppet เสียการควบคุม ipin ucunu kaçırmak 失去理解或控制 втратити самовладання کسی چیز پر قابو یا گرفت کھونا không thể hiểu được 失去理解或控制

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gripping

→ جَذّاب napínavý gribende spannend συναρπαστικός apasionante mukaansatempaava captivant napet avvincente ひきつける 흥미를 끄는 aangrijpend gripende ujmujący emocionante захватывающий fängslande น่าติดใจ oyalayıcı hấp dẫn 吸引人的

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