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Tending to ask questions or to investigate, typically for information or knowledge
To be overcome by lust or aroused
To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires
Completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing
Grasped
To have taken control of with one's hands
“She continued to grip his hand tightly as her legs trembled and wobbled and threatened to buckle under her.”
To have triggered enthusiasm or eagerness
To have instigated the curiosity or attention of someone
“Above all, she had the uncanny ability to grip her audience and hold them in her thrall.”
Past tense for to stick or adhere to something
“Under a microscope, he saw the seeds had tiny hooks to grip on to his clothes.”
Past tense for to overwhelm with a certain quality or feeling
“It was in this atmosphere that the media decided to break the chains of fear and suspicion that seemed to grip the nation.”
Past tense for to affect strongly
“Sometimes, fear and anxiety may grip the individual late at night, causing insomnia.”
Past tense for to delight, allure or attract in an almost magical manner
Past tense for to be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion
Past tense for to feel or manipulate with the hands
Past tense for to join or connect securely together
Past tense for to (verbally) attack repeatedly
Past tense for give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement
Past tense for continue, endure
Past tense for to focus on, usually of one's vision or thoughts
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