ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Deathgrip

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Deathgrip is a noun meaning Alternative form of death grip.

Meaning

Alternative form of death grip.

Example Sentences

Delia, four years old, holds onto Maryellen's feet with a deathgrip, while her brother, Jeffrey, two years older and considerably bigger and stronger, pulls on the doll's head.
She had on the business uniform of charcoal grey suit, white shirt, tie, conservative black pumps. Her dark hair was styled with severe simplicity. Her right hand had a deathgrip on her briefcase.
In those interminable moments while he was groping for the switch with his right hand (his left arm curled around the doorjamb in a deathgrip), that cellar smell seemed to intensify until it filled the world.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include deadhang, death's head, hair-grip, deathmarch, dead-name, deathwish.

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