: 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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Slow Horses Season 4 (Apple TV+) Season 4 of the excellent spy thriller Slow Horses is one of the best yet, with a truly gripping plot and plenty of suspense and mystery—not to mention laughs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Phillips' novel manages to be both a gripping psychological thriller about the isolation of motherhood and an accurate account of the sheer drudgery.
—The Week Us, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
The ploy involves numerous trains and several moving parts, resulting in a gripping last act that makes for a wonderful historical imagining.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
Professional photo, gripping headline, story-rich 'About' section.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Phillips' novel manages to be both a gripping psychological thriller about the isolation of motherhood and an accurate account of the sheer drudgery.
—The Week Us, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
The ploy involves numerous trains and several moving parts, resulting in a gripping last act that makes for a wonderful historical imagining.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
Professional photo, gripping headline, story-rich 'About' section.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Gripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gripping. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.
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