FISTING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

fisting

verb

present participle of fist

as in clasping

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The upshot of this is that George, who works the room in a sharp gray suit, a few tattoos peeking out, has plenty of opportunities to charismatically make things right, shaking hands and clasping shoulders and sending over lull-filling drinks.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
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

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The 24-ounce rib eye emerged the favorite, its generous marbling gripping the rum’s sweetness and the heady spices.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The European Commission Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighborhood condemned the violence gripping Albania.

— Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of gripping

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Keeping desire alive means choosing pursuits that can never be finished – a craft, a field of study, a relationship – and letting the gap between reaching and grasping stay open.

— Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
The closest the Kardashian sisters have come to grasping the point is a discussion about society’s beauty standards in season three of The Kardashians, when Kylie Jenner brought the topic up to Khloé Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of grasping

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Diplo, the globally famous disc jockey, has become accustomed to performing in front of audiences wearing glitzy outfits and clutching alcoholic beverages in the dark.

— Alex Harring,Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Today, the magazines are clutching to the cliff edge like Mufasa.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of clutching

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Michael McCoy, 34, is charged with kidnapping the woman and holding her for three days.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
In the morning, our breakfasts were put through the hole in the door, in small oblong-square tin pans, made to fit, and holding a pint of chocolate, with brown bread, and an iron spoon.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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