verb
definition
To seize, as though with claws.
example
to clutch power
definition
To grip or grasp tightly.
example
She clutched her purse tightly and walked nervously into the building.
verb
definition
To hatch.
Examples of clutched in a Sentence
Chris grinned and clutched her coffee cup.
A cold fear clutched at her throat.
The lyrics clutched at her heart.
He clutched the gem by one end and held it up to show the Others.
To her surprise an unseen hand clutched her and held her suspended in the air.
Fear clutched at her throat.
She laughed and clutched his arm.
She clutched her coat closer and walked back to him.
After this volley the regimental commander clutched at his leg; several soldiers fell, and a second lieutenant who was holding the flag let it fall from his hands.
She let out a little gasp and clutched her husband's hand.
Her stomach was still tied in knots, and she clutched her knees to her chest, shivering in the cold creek water.
An impish fear clutched my hand, so that I could not write any more that day.
Fear clutched at her heart with cold fingers.
She slapped his hand and clutched her robe closer.
The fingers of one hand clutched her throat, while the other warded off her blows.
As he drew her toward him in an embrace, she clutched the dress with her arms.
She clutched at him, and he tightened his grip around her, dragging their bodies together.
Brandon clutched his hands together across from Jessi, as if wanting to hug his sister but unwilling to make such a gesture.
The former vamp jerked and clutched at his hands at the pain but soon went still as Xander bled him close to dry.
She rubbed her arms as cold fingers clutched at her heart.
Tammy dimpled and clutched Cassie in a hug.
Cassie cringed against Bordeaux and clutched the arm that encircled her waist.
Cynthia dropped to the couch and held the cool rag to her face as a new wave of nausea clutched her stomach.
He clutched his head and gave a small moan.
Martha, dressed exactly as she had been when she'd left, clutched her new suitcase while the barest hint of a smile graced her pretty face.
Toby clutched it and twisted in the branch's grip, until he could see the dark storm clouds moving slowly across the sky.
His interest seemed to increase when she clutched the sheets to conceal her state of undress.
She grabbed a towel and clutched it to her chest.
An unwelcome feeling of homesickness clutched at her heart.
She clutched the shirt close as she lifted her chin to search his face imploringly.
She stared at the pillow clutched in her arms, suddenly understanding the other side of Xander, the one that remained beyond loyal to a woman who had died tens of thousands of years ago.
I thrust out my hands to grasp some support, I clutched at the water and at the seaweed which the waves tossed in my face.
Just then Fred returned, a mile-wide smirk on his face, a ream of papers clutched in his hand.
Cynthia Byrne clutched the armrest firmly during take off and landing, reacting to each noise anew.
The buggy bounced over a rock and she clutched his arm to keep from falling off.
She clutched his sleeve as he turned away.
She clutched the blanket under her chin and shivered.
Deidre clutched at the material of his shirt.
Warm fingers clutched Carmen's hand and she looked down to find Jonathan watching her anxiously.
Near hyperventilating, she sat heavily on the couch and clutched her head with her hands.
He clutched his chest.
She clutched his wrists, the logical side of her brain preparing to remove his hands from her face, the emotional side wishing he would repeat the kiss.
He clutched the wet door handle, the click of the latch bringing his mind back to the present.
The pain returned, and he realized he hadn.t noticed its temporary reprieve until it clutched his chest again.
I clutched at the elegant locket my mother had given me the night before.
It is a little star-dust caught, a segment of the rainbow which I have clutched.
He was pressing one hand to his left side, while the other clutched his drooping pistol.
The moment they laid hands on him he sprang aside in terror and clutched at Pierre.
You heard their ribald laugh as they clutched the moving bag that the Count threw to them.
He clutched at his chest and gave a strangled cry as the slave brought the meager rations into the cell.