: taking a powerful hold upon one's interest or feelings
a gripping thriller
Shabba Ranks has a gripping baritone voice that ranges from bedroom purr to locker-room-boast roar.—
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grippingly
adverb
a grippingly honest performance
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One hypothesis is that gripping and subsequently nails emerged specifically to help our predecessors forage fruits and nuts at the end of tree branches, says Doug Boyer, an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
But in this first-rate production – featuring superb performances from Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati – the play nevertheless emerges as a gripping drama of great wit, absurdity and tragicomedy.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024
Everything that makes this series so great was on full display in the opening episode, and this gives me hope that the rest of the season will be equally gripping.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The New York Times reporters who uncovered Donald Trump's tax returns are out with a book Tuesday offering a gripping look at how Trump got rich.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
But in this first-rate production – featuring superb performances from Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati – the play nevertheless emerges as a gripping drama of great wit, absurdity and tragicomedy.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024
Everything that makes this series so great was on full display in the opening episode, and this gives me hope that the rest of the season will be equally gripping.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The New York Times reporters who uncovered Donald Trump's tax returns are out with a book Tuesday offering a gripping look at how Trump got rich.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Gripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gripping. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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