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Grappling vs Gripping - What's the difference?

grappling | gripping |

As verbs the difference between grappling and gripping

is that grappling is while gripping is .

As nouns the difference between grappling and gripping

is that grappling is (gerund of grapple) an act in which something is grappled or grappled with while gripping is (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines).

As an adjective gripping is

catching the attention; exciting; interesting; absorbing; fascinating.

grappling

English

(wikipedia grappling)

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with
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    gripping

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Catching the attention; exciting; interesting; absorbing; fascinating.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
  • * 1727 , Alexander Hamilton, A new account of the East Indies
    • The same Night it began to operate by Grippings and Sweating, and he being bred a Surgeon, took some Medicines to correct the Grippings, which in some Measure the Medicine did, but he lost his Appetite