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握にぎりしめる (nigirishimeru)

grip, clench (one's hands)

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Meaning

握りしめる (にぎりしめる, nigirishimeru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “grip, clench (one's hands)”.

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Example sentences 11

彼かれは両手りょうてを握にぎりしめたの。

He clenched his fists.

落おちないようにロープを握にぎりしめた。

I held on to the rope tightly so I wouldn't fall.

ブライアンがケイトの手てを握り締にぎりしめている。

Brian is holding Kate's hands.

彼かれはバットを振ふる前まえにしっかり握にぎりしめた。

He got a good grip on the bat before swinging.

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