Gripping and Hackney

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Gripping adjective - Holding the attention or provoking interest.

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Hackney is an antonym for gripping.

Nearby Words: grip, gripped

Hackney adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.

Usage example: she quickly learned to ignore her children's hackney complaints like “It isn't fair” and “Why me?”

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Gripping is an antonym for hackney.

Nearby Word: hackneyed

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