gripping
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解説 Definition
gripping は grip（つかむ、握る）の現在分詞・動名詞です。手や道具で何かをしっかり持つ動作を表し、進行形や動名詞として使われます。
Gripping is the present participle of grip and describes the action of holding something firmly with the hand, fingers, or another grasping part. It is used in progressive verb forms and participial phrases, and can also function as a gerund.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
gripping は原形 grip「しっかりつかむ」に -ing を付けた形です。短母音の後の子音 p を重ねて grip → gripping とし、発音は /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/。例文の be gripping the rope では進行形、gripping the handle では動作を表す分詞です。「心をつかむ」から「手に汗握る」の形容詞用法もありますが、ここでは物を握る語義を中心に覚えます。
Start with the base verb grip, “hold firmly.” To form gripping, add -ing and double the final p because grip ends in a single consonant after a short stressed vowel: grip becomes gripping, pronounced /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/. Picture both hands gripping a rope or fingers gripping a handle too tightly. In these examples, the form describes an action in progress or introduces a participial phrase. The adjective gripping can also mean “very exciting,” based on the image of a story gripping your attention, but keep the literal holding sense central here.
例文
She was gripping the rope with both hands.
彼女は両手でロープをしっかり握っていました。
The child kept gripping his mother's coat.
その子どもは母親のコートをつかんだままでした。
He hurt his fingers by gripping the handle too tightly.
彼は取っ手を強く握りすぎて指を痛めました。
gripping の類義語・関連語
gripping の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 grippan（つかむ・握る）から派生した形容詞。ゲルマン祖語 *gripjaną に遡り、手でしっかり掴む動作が原義。関連語：grip（握力）、gripe（不満を言う＝心を掴まれる感覚）。「心を掴んで離さない」→「手に汗握る」という比喩的拡張。
Gripping is formed regularly from the verb grip plus -ing, with the final p doubled under the usual English spelling rule. Grip belongs to a Germanic word group associated with seizing or grasping and is related to Old English grippan. The literal sense of holding something firmly later produced figurative uses, including a story that “grips” the attention and is therefore described as gripping.
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