squeezing tight
- grippingHolding attention completely
- clutchingHolding tightly onto
- clenchingSqueezing tightly shut
- huggingClasping in arms
- embracingHolding warmly, willingly accepting
crushing · compressing · constricting · wringing · grasping · holding · vice · fist · pressure · suffocating · strangling · throttling · clasping · pinching · smothering · bear hug · fingers · knuckles
grip/pressure intensity
squeezing tightletting go
Releasing one's grasp
releasing · loosening · slackening · opening up · unclenching
emotional expression
squeezing tightpushing away
Forcing something back
letting go · releasing · withdrawing · pulling back · distancing