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“Grip” or “Grippe”

Overview

grip / grippe are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

grip: (noun) the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road). (noun) worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made. (noun) an intellectual hold or understanding. (verb) hold fast or firmly.

grippe: NA

Pronunciation

grip: g·r·IH·p

grippe: NA

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Examples in Context

Examples of “grip”

  • Andrew Keith married Elizabeth Grip in 1574.
  • You've Got To Loosen Your Grip (555 Recordings, 2002)
  • with a molded polymer, wrap-around grip that is contoured to give
  • must manually squeeze a hand grip in order to force the
  • with sights and a pistol grip trigger as the Machine Gun,
  • pistols all have a 115° grip angle and a high grip
  • The P230 factory grip panels are flat and smooth
  • and adults feel their own grip on things becoming a little
  • the left side of the grip.
  • claws with which it could grip one of the corals or

Examples of “grippe”

  • La Grippe coloniale, t1 : Le retour
  • La Grippe coloniale won the Prix de


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