clutching

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklʌtʃɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌtʃɪŋ

Verb

clutching

1. present participle of clutch

Noun

clutching (plural clutchings)

1. The act of one who clutches.
   • 1871, Journal of Psychological Medicine (volume 5, page 83)

     At sight of it there commenced a series of laryngeal spasms, with clutchings at his throat, far more violent than any I had heretofore seen.