enclasping
The word “enclasping” has 3 syllables: en-clasp-ing
It's pronounced as /ɛnˈklæspɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for enclasping?
In the thesaurus, “enclasping” has 32 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for enclasping along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for enclasping
- bear-hugging
- bosoming
- clamping
- clasping
- clinging
- cradling
- crushing
- cuddling
- embosoming
- embracing
- encircling
- enfolding
- entwining
- enveloping
- enwinding
- folding
- fondling
- grabbing
- grasping
- gripping
- holding
- hugging
- locking
- nestling
- nuzzling
- patting
- petting
- snuggling
- straining
- stroking
- twining
- wrapping
Meanings of enclasping
- verb
- To hold in (or as if in) a clasp; to embrace.
Example Sentences
- She was gently enclasping the child in her arms.
- The vines were enclasping the old stone statue with their tendrils.
- He kept enclasping the sword’s hilt, ready for action.
- The roots were enclasping the rocks, binding them together.
- They stood together, enclasping each other’s hands in silence.
On this page you'll find 32 synonyms or another words to enclasping, such as: bear-hugging, bosoming, clamping, clasping, clinging, cradling, crushing.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
embracing
- absorbing
- abutting
- adjacent
- adjoining
- admitting
- adopting
- affecting
- ambient
- appropriating
- approximate
- arrogating
- assimilating
- assuming
- attached
- bear-hugging
- besetting
- besieging
- blanketing
- bordering
- borrowing
- bosoming
- bounding
- bowering
- bracketing
- bringing up
- camouflaging
- carrying
- cherishing
- cherry-picking
- choosing
- circling
- circumfusing
- circumjacent
- circumscribing
- clamping
- clasping
- clinging
- cloaking
- close
- closest
- closing in
- cocooning
- communicating
- compassing
- composing
- comprehending
- comprising
- connected
- connecting
- constituting
- containing
- conterminous
- contiguous
- copying
- cradling
- crushing
- cuddling
- culling
- cultivating
- curtaining
- disguising
- domesticating
- draping
- electing
- embedding
- embodying
- embosoming
- embowering
- encasing
- encircling
- enclasping
- enclosing
- encompassing
- enfolding
- enjoying
- enlacing
- enshrouding
- enswathing
- entailing
- entrenching
- entwining
- enveloping
- environing
- enwinding
- enwrapping
- espousing
- fencing
- flanking
- flush
- folding
- following
- fondling
- forming
- fostering
- fringing
- girding
- girdling
- grabbing
- grasping
- greeting
- gripping
- hailing
- handpicking
- having
- heeding
- holding
- honoring
- hugging
- imbedding
- imitating
- immediate
- inclosing
- including
- incorporating
- integrating
- interconnecting
- intrenching
- investing
- involving
- joined
- joining
- juxtaposed
- lapping
- liking
- linked
- locking
- making
- mantling
- marginal
- masking
- muffling
- naming
- naturalizing
- near
- nearby
- nearest
- neighboring
- nestling
- next-door
- nigh
- numbering
- nurturing
- nuzzling
- overlaying
- overspreading
- owning
- patting
- peripheral
- petting
- picking
- picking up on
- possessing
- preferring
- pretending
- prizing
- putting on
- quoting
- raising
- rearing
- receiving
- rimming
- ringing
- selecting
- shrouding
- simulating
- skirting
- snuggling
- straining
- stroking
- subsuming
- surrounding
- swaddling
- swarming
- swathing
- taking
- taking in
- taking on
- taking over
- taking up
- tangent
- tangential
- touching
- treasuring
- twining
- united
- using
- usurping
- utilizing
- veiling
- verging
- walling
- welcoming
- wrapping
- wreathing
bear-hugging
- bosoming
- clamping
- clasping
- clinging
- cradling
- crushing
- cuddling
- embosoming
- embracing
- encircling
- enclasping
- enfolding
- entwining
- enveloping
- enwinding
- folding
- fondling
- grabbing
- grasping
- gripping
- holding
- hugging
- locking
- nestling
- nuzzling
- patting
- petting
- snuggling
- straining
- stroking
- twining
- wrapping