0 present participle of clutch
1 to take or try to take hold of something tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain:
Clutching a yard-long stick, the radiologist who pointed out what was "strikingly abnormal" about the scans made the presentation even stranger.
The students find it quite amusing to see themselves clutching their throats to feel the difference, but it works.
Clutching mattresses and bundles of clothes, the children were driven west through the dark countryside.
They looked down and away from the camera, clutching their wraps, feeling shy and unhappy (plates 11-13).
The arts and sports lobbies are clutching at the national lottery in desperation because they see no other source of public revenue.
At the weekend he was up in the north-west, clutching at straws, hoping to salvage seats.
It is no use clutching at the slight fall of a few pfennigs since the summit agreeing monetary union as a hope for the future.
There are many selective statistics, lots of clutching at straws and lots of hopes for recovery.
