Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clasp
nounclasping (countable and uncountable, plural claspings)
plural claspings
- countableuncountableThe act by which something is clasped.
Nothing had been said during our drive, but the high thin breathing of our new companion, and the claspings and unclaspings of his hands spoke of the nervous tension within him.
1892 [January], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. VII.—The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume III (January to June), number [13], London: George Newnes, Limited, […], page 82, column 2
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clasping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clasping
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“clasping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clasping. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clasping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clasping.
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