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Meanings of convulsive grasp in English

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Usage of convulsive grasp in English
1
He seized his companion's two hands at once in a convulsive grasp.
What's Bred in the Bone
2
Within her pocket she held the letter in her convulsive grasp.
A Love Episode
3
Guy drew a long breath, and the convulsive grasp of his fingers relaxed.
The Heir of Redclyffe
4
Removing his arm from Sim's convulsive grasp, he threw off his long coat.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
5
Pale and motionless he stands there watching, the sabre trembling in his convulsive grasp.
Stories by Foreign Authors: Italian
6
In a moment she was clinging to him with a trembling, eager, convulsive grasp.
The Lights and Shadows of Real Life
7
She pressed his hand with a convulsive grasp, and led him to the outer door.
"My Novel" — Volume 04
8
She drew out her hand, which Lord William seized with a violent and convulsive grasp.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
9
One of Miss Patch's arms crept round Jessie and drew her close in an almost convulsive grasp.
The Story of Jessie
10
Glory's head was going round, and she was holding on to Rosa's arm with a convulsive grasp.
The Christian: A Story
11
Another five minutes and she was sure that the hand upon her arm was relaxing its convulsive grasp.
Katherine's Sheaves
12
Clutching this in a convulsive grasp, he regained his foothold, which he had almost lost, and struggled forward.
Lost in the Fog
13
His thin, delicate white fingers gripped the black grille, with the convulsive grasp of a very weak man.
Romance
14
She handed him the envelope which she held with a convulsive grasp, as if it were a costly treasure.
The Northern Light
15
Philip seized his wrist with a convulsive grasp, and exclaimed, "Not the States, but you, you, you."
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
16
Venetia uttered a faint cry, she clenched her mother's hand with a convulsive grasp, and sank upon her bosom.
Venetia
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