holding on tight
- grippingHolding attention completely
- clutchingHolding tightly onto
- clingingGripping without release
- graspingGreedy for wealth
- white-knuckledShowing extreme anxiety
desperate · squeeze · embrace · anchored · tenacious · bracing · steadfast · handhold · fingernails · rope · ledge · railings · survival · trembling · knuckles · fists · unrelenting · secure
physical grip
holding on tightletting go
Releasing one's grasp
releasing · dropping · unclenching · losing grip · fumbling
emotional attachment
holding on tightletting go
Releasing one's grasp
releasing · moving on · detaching · surrendering · relinquishing
persistence/determination
holding on tightgiving up
Choosing to stop trying
surrendering · quitting · throwing in the towel · capitulating · caving in