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hand-holding Definition

hand-holding (hand′hōl′diŋ)

noun

the providing of attentive support or instruction, as to calm or lessen anxiety or fear

hand-holding Related Forms
hand′·-hold′er noun
hand-holding Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • need: It is the sort of first-level hand-holding needed by 95 % of our industry.

Adjective modifier

  • little: Slowly but surely the on-line tech support is built up with only the really tough questions requiring a little hand-holding.

Modifies a noun

  • guide: An rpm HOWTO page Maximum RPM ( LaTeX, Postscript ) - the canonical hand-holding guide to RPM.

Browse dictionary entries near hand-holding

  1. ‹ hand-held
  2. ‹ hand grenade
  3. ‹ hand glass
  4. ‹ hand-feed
  5. ‹ hand down
  6. ‹ hand around
  7. ‹ hand and foot
  8. ‹ hand
  9. ‹ Hancock
  10. ‹ hanaper
  1. hand in ›
  2. hand in glove ›
  3. hand in hand ›
  4. hand job ›
  5. hand-knit ›
  6. hand-me-down ›
  7. hand on ›
  8. hand organ ›
  9. hand out ›
  10. hand over ›