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gripping

 adjective
     
grip‧ping
a gripping film, story etc is very exciting and interesting:
Collins' gripping detective novel
WORD FOCUS: interesting WORD FOCUS: interesting
similar words: absorbing, intriguing
very interesting: fascinating, gripping, riveting, engrossing, enthralling, spellbinding

➔ See also interesting
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