Synonyms for holding
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hohl-ding |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊl dɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for holding Other synonyms for the word holding
Définition of holding
Origin :- early 13c., verbal noun of hold. As a football (soccer) penalty, from 1866. Meaning "property held," especially stock shares, is from 1570s.
- noun property held
- “Alack me no alacks,” she interrupted, holding up her riding rod.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- She sat between them on a little stool, holding a hand of each.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- There was the taking of the sea-rovers, and the holding of the keep against the Jacks.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Sidney was holding the tiny squirrel in warm, protecting hands.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- But the Street's conventions were not holding Sidney's thoughts now.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- So she found him in the hall, holding a cup of tepid coffee.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Wilson was holding his own, conscious now and making a hard fight.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The grandmother was really standing there, holding the fiddle out to him.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- Faust is holding out Lauzanne, and stretched me half a point about the mare.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- "Good-by, Miss Winship," he said, holding open the gate for me.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019