What does clutching mean?
Clutching means present participle and gerund of clutch.
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/ˈklʌ.t͡ʃɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of clutch.
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.
Use clutching when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Clutching means present participle and gerund of clutch.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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