beclasping
/bɪˈklæspɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of beclasp: the act of holding or fastening with a clasp; embracing or gripping tightly.
- The mother was beclasping her child protectively.
- He is beclasping the tent poles together before the storm.
- She was beclasping the locket when it slipped from her fingers.
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adjective
- That clasps or holds tightly; embracing.
- Her beclasping arms gave him comfort.
- The beclasping vines wound around the trellis.
- The beclasping mechanism held the door shut.
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