1. gripped - Adjective
2. gripped - Verb
Derived from grip
gripped
simple past and past participle of grip
gripped (comparative more gripped, superlative most gripped)
(climbing, slang) Afraid; too anxious to continue a climb.
One thing I congratulate everyone on is the great explosion which has occurred in Washington's Black House and the very important scandal which has gripped leaders of America. Ruhollah Khomeini
We should remember that the last time global temperature was 5C different from today, the Earth was gripped by an ice age. So the risks are immense and can only be sensibly managed by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which will require a new low-carbon industrial revolution. Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford
Her cunt gripped him like a warm friendly hand. Jim Morrison
In a social order dominated by capitalist production even the non-capitalist producer is gripped by capitalist conceptions. Karl Marx
It's all in the fine print. You should read it sometime.” "When I'm gripped by existential boredom,” Khouri said, "I might try it. Alastair Reynolds
If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death. Sam Snead