grabbing
掴む
解説 Definition
grabbing は grab（掴む、さっと取る）の現在分詞・動名詞です。手で急に物を掴む動作を表し、すばやさや勢いを含むことがあります。
The present participle or gerund of grab, describing the action of taking or holding something suddenly, quickly, or firmly with the hand. It may refer to one action in progress or to the repeated activity of reaching for things.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 grab は短母音＋子音字で終わるため、b を重ねて -ing を付け、grabbing となります。手を素早く伸ばして勢いよく取る場面を想像し、grab a coat、grab someone's finger の形で覚えましょう。holding は持った状態、taking は取る動作全般ですが、grabbing は急にしっかりつかむ動きに焦点があります。
Start with grab. Because it ends in one consonant after a short stressed vowel, double the final b before adding -ing: grab becomes grabbing. Picture someone quickly reaching for a coat before leaving, or a baby repeatedly closing its hand around a finger. Common patterns include grabbing a handle, grabbing someone’s arm, and grabbing something quickly. Holding describes the continuing state after an object is in your hand, and taking is more general; grabbing highlights the sudden, quick, or forceful movement used to seize it.
例文
He is grabbing his coat before leaving.
彼は出かける前にコートをさっと掴んでいます。
The baby kept grabbing my finger.
赤ちゃんは私の指を何度も掴んでいました。
She avoided grabbing the hot pan with her bare hand.
彼女は素手で熱い鍋を掴むのを避けました。
grabbing の類義語・関連語
grabbing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中低地ドイツ語・中期オランダ語の grabben（素早くつかむ）に由来。「ガッと手を伸ばして取る」という動作が原義。関連語: grab, gripe。素早く鷲掴みにするイメージが現代の「掴む」の意味に直結している。
Grabbing is formed from grab and -ing, with the final b doubled under the usual spelling rule. Grab entered English comparatively late and is probably related to Low German or Dutch forms such as grabben, referring to seizing or snatching. Its historical formation supports the modern image of taking hold of something abruptly. The -ing form can function as part of a progressive verb or as a gerund naming the action of quickly taking hold.
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