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   Grip·ping

   /ˈɡripiNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. firmly holding the attention or interest; exciting: "a gripping TV thriller"

   Derivatives

   • 1. grippingly adverb

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   What is the meaning of the word gripping?

   • gripping (comparative more gripping, superlative most gripping) Which catches someone's attention; exciting a gripping action film. Synonyms: interesting, absorbing, fascinating.

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   What is a gripping story?

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   What does gripe mean?

   • 1. Informal To irritate; annoy: Her petty complaints really gripe me. 2. To cause sharp pain in the bowels of. 3. To grasp; seize. 4. To oppress or afflict. n. 1. Informal A complaint. 2. gripes Sharp, spasmodic pains in the bowels. 3. A firm hold; a grasp. 4. A grip; a handle. [Middle English gripen, to seize, from Old English grīpan .] grip′er n.

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   What does Grippe mean in French?

   • There came pneumonia and grippe, stalking among them, seeking for weakened constitutions; there was the annual harvest of those whom tuberculosis had been dragging down. Grippe in French literally means "seizure" and is related to the verb gripper ("to grab or seize").

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   gripping. adjective. /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/. /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/. exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention. a gripping story. His books are always so gripping. The film was absolutely gripping. The film is a gripping account of the early days of the revolution.

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   gripping so exciting or interesting that it holds your attention completely: His books are always so gripping. absorbing so interesting or enjoyable that it holds your attention: Chess can be a completely absorbing game.

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   If something is gripping, it is so interesting that it holds your attention completely: a gripping story. (Definition of gripping from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   gripping in British English. (ˈɡrɪpɪŋ ) adjective. able to hold the interest or attention of someone. Craig Thomas's gripping tale of espionage. Her reckless, desperate story makes a gripping thriller. The writing is gripping, consistently superb. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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