: 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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The research team also revealed that the robots can change their shape and gait to adapt to different terrains or to perform a variety of functions, such as gripping and lifting objects.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2025
Transporter is a six-part, high-stakes thriller that follows transplant coordinator Niina on a gripping, life-or-death race against time.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
From the start the ambition was clear – to bring the myth of Pandora to life by reinventing it as a gripping reality experience that tests human nature.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
DeBoer, who has elsewhere written about his own battles with mental health, tells a gripping story about one young woman’s descent into illness.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2025
Transporter is a six-part, high-stakes thriller that follows transplant coordinator Niina on a gripping, life-or-death race against time.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
From the start the ambition was clear – to bring the myth of Pandora to life by reinventing it as a gripping reality experience that tests human nature.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
DeBoer, who has elsewhere written about his own battles with mental health, tells a gripping story about one young woman’s descent into illness.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Gripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gripping. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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