Hand-holding Definition

handhōldiŋ
handholding
noun
The providing of attentive support or instruction, as to calm or lessen anxiety or fear.
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The holding of hands.
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Strong personal support or reassurance.

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adjective
Holding hands.
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(by extension, of a couple) Deeply and ostentatiously in love.

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Origin of Hand-holding

Hand-holding Sentence Examples

  • Her air supply cut off, she tore at the hand holding her until the skin on his arm fell away to reveal smooth, black skin more akin to a reptile's than a human's.

  • She held up the hand holding the scenes of demons destroying the mortal world.

  • When Dean returned to the motel, the adjoining doors were open and Cynthia Byrne sat on the edge of her bed with one hand holding a phone and the other with a wet face cloth pressed to her forehead.

  • Coracle-fishing is performed by two men, each seated in his coracle and with one hand holding the net while with the other he plies his paddle.

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

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