avvinghiare

Definitions of avvinghiare
  1. verb
    hold firmly and tightly
    synonyms: ghermire
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    types:
    abbracciare, rasentare
    squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
    type of:
    abbrancare, afferrare, attanagliare, imbracciare, impugnare, pigliare, tormentare
    hold firmly
  2. verb
    grasp firmly
    synonyms: ghermire, intuire
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    type of:
    abbrancare, acciuffare, afferrare, agguantare, arraffare, ghermire, pigliare
    take hold of; grab
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