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Synonyms for clutched

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kluhch
Phonetic Transcription : klʌtʃ

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Définition of clutched

Origin :
  • Old English clyccan "bring together, bend (the fingers), clench," from PIE *klukja- (cf. Swedish klyka "clamp, fork;" related to cling). Meaning "to grasp" is early 14c.; that of "to seize with the claws or clutches" is from late 14c. Sense of "hold tightly and close" is from c.1600. Influenced in meaning by Middle English cloke "a claw." Related: Clutched; clutching.
  • verb grab, snatch
Example sentences :
  • His hand slipped into the pocket where was the pistol, and clutched it.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • She went white and clutched the edge of the table, with her eyes closed.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • He was sure it was there, for ever since it came his hot hand had clutched it.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Taking up the pouch, she handed it to him, and he clutched it with a strange eagerness.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • He clutched it and, starting up, stared at me in the utmost astonishment.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • Suddenly she clutched at her breast, as if she had felt a sharp pain there.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • I should have believed so, if my hand which had clutched that other hand, had not been slippery with oil.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • He broke off suddenly, and standing on the carriage step he clutched the driver.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • She closed her eyes and clutched me nervously, but was quite brave.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • But he had not seen how the hand clasped and clutched the stick within its grasp.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

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