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# gripping

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

«gripping» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very exciting and holding your attention, so you cannot stop reading or watching. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/#m1)
2. Holding something tightly (from the verb «grip»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/#m2)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gripping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gripping/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gripping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gripping.html) on Mova free.