clutching

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklʌ.t͡ʃɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ʌtʃɪŋ
• Hyphenation: clu‧tching

Verb

clutching

1. present participle and gerund of clutch

Noun

clutching (plural clutchings)

1. The act of one who clutches.
   • 1871, Journal of Psychological Medicine, volume 5, page 83:

     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.