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Word: Clutch
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bend, crook’): variant of obsolete clitch ‘close the hand’, from Old English clyccan ‘crook, clench’, of Germanic origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
klʌtʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
grasp (something) tightly
Short Definition:grasp something tightly
Examples:- he stood clutching a microphone
- Mrs Longhill clutched at the idea
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