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From <span class="searchmatch">clutching</span> + -ly. <span class="searchmatch">clutchingly</span> (comparative more <span class="searchmatch">clutchingly</span>, superlative most <span class="searchmatch">clutchingly</span>) With a <span class="searchmatch">clutching</span> or grasping motion. pearl-<span class="searchmatch">clutchingly</span> straw-clutchingly...
grasping at <span class="searchmatch">straws</span> for an appropriate gift for her. (idiomatic) To get hold of any help, even if it is insignificant. <span class="searchmatch">straw</span>-<span class="searchmatch">clutchingly</span> a drowning man...
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