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imposing

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?m?po?z??/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?p??z??/
  • Rhymes: -??z??
  • Hyphenation: im?pos?ing

Verb

imposing

  1. present participle of impose

Adjective

imposing (comparative more imposing, superlative most imposing)

  1. Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.

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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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