clasped
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
An inflected form of clasp · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,633 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,351 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- hold firmly and tightly
- fasten with or as if with a brooch also: brooch
- fasten with a buckle or buckles also: buckle
- grasp firmly The child clasped my hands
clasped in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Her hands were clasped behind her, too.
Half Portions · Edna Ferber · Chapter 1
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The widow clasped her hands and shuddered again.
Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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She clasped her hands, she wept aloud, But Andrew rode away.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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The tears sprang to her eyes and she clasped Barbara's hands in both of her own.
Drusilla with a Million · Elizabeth Cooper · Chapter 1
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Jack Orde wandered back and forth over the work, his hands clasped behind his back, a short pipe clenched between his teeth.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1