Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gripped

/ɡɹɪpt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: gripped
IPA: /ɡɹɪpt/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of grip

adj

excited; mesmerized

adj

Having a grip, or grips

adj

Afraid; too anxious to continue a climb.

Slang

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more gripped (comparative) most gripped (superlative)

Derived Forms

ungripped

Rhymes With

script equipped ripped shipped slipped stripped whipped tipped skipped flipped dipped tripped

Questions

How do you pronounce gripped?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹɪpt/.
What does gripped mean?: simple past and past participle of grip

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