gripped

Speech parts

1. gripped - Adjective

2. gripped - Verb

Derived from grip

Meaning

gripped

simple past and past participle of grip

gripped (comparative more gripped, superlative most gripped)

(climbing, slang) Afraid; too anxious to continue a climb.

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Examples

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

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