Which catches someone's attention; exciting

present participle of grip

The act of forming a grip. / Obsolete form of griping (“pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines”).

plural of gripping

plural of grip

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grip

simple past tense and past participle of grip

overwhelmed or controlled by something adverse

(transitive) To take hold of, particularly with the hand. / (transitive) Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon. / (transitive) To firmly hold the attention of.

(dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.