clutching

clu·tching
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/ˈklʌ.t͡ʃɪŋ/

noun

The act of one who clutches.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clutch
nounclutching (plural clutchings)

plural clutchings

  1. The act of one who clutches.

    At sight of it there commenced a series of laryngeal spasms, with clutchings at his throat, far more violent than any I had heretofore seen.

    1871, Journal of Psychological Medicine, volume 5, page 83

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with clutching

touching
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APA

clutching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clutching

MLA

“clutching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clutching. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clutching,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clutching.

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