enclasping

verb

present participle of enclasp
as in hugging
to put one's arms around and press tightly reached around and enclasped all four children at once

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclasping
  1. hugging
  2. clasping
  3. clinging
Verb
  • Other photos included in the post showed Loughlin with friends, hugging a dog and relaxing outdoors.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Elsewhere in the brief video, shot at the iconic Plaza Hotel in New York City, Hadid and Kelce were seen hugging and snapping photos together.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hugging
Verb
  • One juror was rubbing his eyes as Sullivan talked, and another was clasping and unclasping his hands in his lap.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
  • These feature the American Eagle on one side, clasping an oak branch in its talons.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of clasping
Verb
  • Honey, Zingbot does not know Lala then, baby, because there is no clinging.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Gammer says the Williston Lake island seems to be intact and clinging to the shoreline—at least for now.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of clinging
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

enclasped
enclasping
enclasps
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Enclasping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclasping. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 4
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
anagrams on a chalk board
Word Builder Quiz Vol. 2 Pick the letter that when added to a word will ma...
See All