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gripping

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /????p??/
  • Rhymes: -?p??

Adjective

gripping (comparative more gripping, superlative most gripping)

  1. Which catches someone's attention; exciting
    a gripping action film
    Synonyms: interesting, absorbing, fascinating

Verb

gripping

  1. present participle of grip

Noun

gripping (plural grippings)

  1. Obsolete form of griping. (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
    • 1727, Alexander Hamilton, A new account of the East Indies
      The same Night it began to operate by Grippings and Sweating, and he being bred a Surgeon, took some Medicines to correct the Grippings, which in some Measure the Medicine did, but he lost his Appetite […]

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captivating

English

Etymology

From captivate +? -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kæpt?ve?t??/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?kæpt??ve?t??/[-???]
  • Hyphenation: cap?tiv?at?ing

Adjective

captivating (comparative more captivating, superlative most captivating)

  1. That captivates; fascinating.
  2. Showing great beauty; beautiful.

Derived terms

  • captivatingly

Translations

Verb

captivating

  1. present participle of captivate

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