: taking a powerful hold upon one's interest or feelings
a gripping thriller
Shabba Ranks has a gripping baritone voice that ranges from bedroom purr to locker-room-boast roar.—
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grippingly
adverb
a grippingly honest performance
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Law exudes dogged intensity and Nicholas Hoult is superb as the charismatic white supremacist leader in a gripping action drama.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Disclaimer Disclaimer is a gripping psychological thriller in seven chapters, starring Academy Award winners Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Like Severance, this show features a truly gripping premise that keeps you guessing and hypothesizing from episode to episode.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
Hulu’s new gripping crime drama Good American Family is based on the unsettling true story of a Midwestern couple who adopted a girl with a rare form of dwarfism—only to later accuse her of lying about her age.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Disclaimer Disclaimer is a gripping psychological thriller in seven chapters, starring Academy Award winners Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Like Severance, this show features a truly gripping premise that keeps you guessing and hypothesizing from episode to episode.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
Hulu’s new gripping crime drama Good American Family is based on the unsettling true story of a Midwestern couple who adopted a girl with a rare form of dwarfism—only to later accuse her of lying about her age.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Gripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gripping. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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