: taking a powerful hold upon one's interest or feelings
a gripping thriller
Shabba Ranks has a gripping baritone voice that ranges from bedroom purr to locker-room-boast roar.—
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grippingly
adverb
a grippingly honest performance
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In the main story campaign set in the Korean Peninsula, Private Park, a young Korean grunt soldier, is thrust into combat for the first time, as he and his squad are forced to overcome impossible odds in a gripping zero to hero journey.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 May 2026
Stan Wawrinka, at his last Roland Garros, lost a gripping four-setter to the Dutch lucky loser Jesper De Jong on a raucous Court Simonne-Mathieu.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Unlike traditional inspection robots that mainly monitor and detect issues, the new system will be able to physically interact with industrial equipment using advanced lifting and gripping capabilities.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
To understand just how gripping Indy 500 racing is, Fox will have a group of viewers—both at home and within The Brickyard—wearing biometric trackers on their hands this Sunday.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 May 2026
Stan Wawrinka, at his last Roland Garros, lost a gripping four-setter to the Dutch lucky loser Jesper De Jong on a raucous Court Simonne-Mathieu.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Unlike traditional inspection robots that mainly monitor and detect issues, the new system will be able to physically interact with industrial equipment using advanced lifting and gripping capabilities.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
To understand just how gripping Indy 500 racing is, Fox will have a group of viewers—both at home and within The Brickyard—wearing biometric trackers on their hands this Sunday.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026
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“Gripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gripping. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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