Synonym: absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, riveting. Similar words: ripping, dripping, dipping, clipping, shipping, skipping, snipping, flipping. Meaning: ['grɪpɪŋ] 
adj. capable of arousing and holding the attention.
adj. capable of arousing and holding the attention. 
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1. The film turned out to be a gripping thriller.
2. 'Please don't go,' he said, gripping her arm.
3. His books are always so gripping.
4. His thrillers are always a gripping read.
5. Her latest novel is a gripping murder mystery.
6. Pantieri went for him, gripping him by the throat.
7. The woman moved closer to Beth, gripping her arm tightly.
8. The play was so gripping that the audience quickly identified with the actors.
9. Hall skilfully weaves the historical research into a gripping narrative.
10. She drove, gripping the wheel in a trance, hardly aware of her surroundings.
11. I found the book so gripping that I couldn't put it down.
12. He rode between cars, gripping the heavy chain.
13. He was still gripping a Skorpion machine-pistol.
14. Gripping his stomach, he let out a low moan.
15. Thus, the crime epidemic now gripping the nation.
16. Gripping Romantic Suspense novel of international intrigue.
17. But the ride keeps you gripping the wheel.
18. The boy rose to his feet, still gripping the banisters and staring down at the figure in the doorway.
19. Gripping a hand rail, she waited for the door of the air lock to open.
20. Gripping the chain with determination the ferry hauled itself bravely through the grey twilight.
21. Pike was talking to a waitress and gripping her wrist very tightly.
22. The book becomes gripping once allows his own interests and opinions to come closer to the surface.
23. Gripping the butt of the revolver, he scrambled to his feet and pushed himself forward.
24. The result is a gripping sense of guilt which locks victims into an even more destructive process of self-blaming.
25. Gripping the sides of the sidecar(sentencedict.com/gripping.html), he urged Yanto to increase the already rapid pace.
26. Gripping her spear in white hands, she stood gazing at the shadowy Isle.
27. Corbett stared down at his hands gripping the table edge.
28. Lucinda has to fight for her life and her inheritance in this gripping novel.
29. The boy perched himself on the table, his hands gripping the edges of it.
30. Now it's time for the kill, and the final twists are as clever as they are gripping.
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