clutched

Definitions

Grasped or held something tightly with the hands or claws.

Attempted to seize or snatch something in a sudden or desperate manner.

Examples

She clutched her handbag tightly as she walked through the crowded station.

The frightened child clutched his teddy bear for comfort during the thunderstorm.

He clutched the winning lottery ticket in his trembling hands.

Synonyms

grasped gripped clamped clenched seized snatched held

Antonyms

released dropped let go freed loosened relinquished surrendered