enclasping

verb

present participle of enclasp
as in hugging
to put one's arms around and press tightly reached around and enclasped all four children at once

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  1. hugging
  2. clasping
  3. clinging
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  • The fact that shoes are getting slimmer and slimmer may feel somewhat new, but the sole-hugging footwear is actually just a continuation of a popular style from the ’90s.
    — Renata Joffre, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The hip-hugging silhouettes also provided a prime opportunity to show off oversized belts and bellybutton piercings.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of hugging
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  • But if the awards season goes as the streamer plans, a journey that began in Cannes with a rapturous standing ovation, could end with Los Javis clasping some golden statues.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
  • One juror was rubbing his eyes as Sullivan talked, and another was clasping and unclasping his hands in his lap.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clasping
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  • They’re hand-built from reclaimed timber, local stone and thatch, and furnished with curtains of clinging seashells, driftwood details, and swathes of creamy linen.
    — Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Selling this promise of a technological future to those clinging to the dream of American prosperity was an especially potent exercise during the Depression.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of clinging
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“Enclasping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclasping. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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