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# gripping

«gripping» in Mova's school dictionary: **Very exciting and holding your attention, so you cannot…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (gripping); also the -ing form of the verb «grip» (grip, grips, gripped, gripping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very exciting and holding your attention, so you cannot stop reading or watching. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/#m1)

2) Holding something tightly (from the verb «grip»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons, book reviews and stories it praises a book or film: «a gripping story», «a gripping ending». As a verb form it describes holding: «gripping the rope», «gripping the handlebars» — important in safety and PE (hold tight when climbing).

### examples

- It was such a gripping book that I read it in one night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/#x1)
- The film had a gripping ending. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/#x2)
- She was gripping the rope tightly as she climbed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/#x3)
- Keep gripping the handlebars when you ride downhill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/#x4)
- The football match was gripping right to the last minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/#x5)
- He told a gripping story about a shipwreck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/#x6)
- The baby was gripping my finger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/#x7)

### note

Spelling: double «p» before «-ing» and «-ed»: grip → gripping, gripped. Do not confuse with «griping» (one p, from «gripe» = to complain). «Gripping» as praise is used for stories, games, matches, not for people.

### In the corpora

- [Documentaries are films about real life, like nature, history or sport, and the best ones are as gripping as any story.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/26-age-ratings-scary-films-and-choosing-what-to-watch/15/)
- [Birds of prey, also called raptors, hunt other animals with sharp eyes, hooked beaks and gripping feet with curved talons.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/34-birds-of-prey-and-owls/0/)
- [Only monkeys of the Americas have gripping tails; no monkey of Africa or Asia can hang by its tail.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/156-the-amazon-canopy/13/)
- [A grown-up set has 8 incisors for cutting, 4 canines for gripping, 8 premolars and 12 molars for grinding.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/351-teeth-baby-teeth-grown-up-teeth-and-wobbly-teeth/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gripping» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.