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enclasping

enclasping is the present participle and gerund of enclasp.

Meaning of enclasp

Verb

enclasp (third-person singular simple present enclasps, present participle enclasping, simple past and past participle enclasped)

  1. To hold in (or as if in) a clasp; to embrace
    Synonyms:
    clasp, grasp, grip

Questions about enclasping

What is enclasping the present participle and gerund of?
Enclasping is the present participle and gerund of enclasp.

Words near enclasping in the dictionary

  1. Encks
  2. encl
  3. encl.
  4. enclasp
  5. enclasped
  6. enclasping
  7. enclaspment
  8. enclasps
  9. enclathrated
  10. enclathration
  11. enclathrations

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