Holding and Keeping

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Holding noun - The act of retaining something.

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Keeping is a synonym for holding. In some cases you can use "Keeping" instead the word "Holding" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: hold, holder, holdout, holdback

Keeping noun - The act of retaining something.

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Holding is a synonym for keeping. You can use "Holding" instead the word "Keeping" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: keep, keeper

He does ask her out by "A Family Holiday," but does so while keeping a completely straight face... and holding her hand.

Source: Sugar and Ice Personality
In The Thieves, Andrew sits at a cafe table holding a newspaper in front of his face while keeping watch on the hotel.

Source: Newspaper-Thin Disguise
Wesley intuitively recognizes that his keeping his glasses on in this role would look dorky, and quickly whips them off... and then fails to find a place where to store them, so he ends up looking just as dorky holding them in his hand during a passionate kiss.

Source: The Glasses Gotta Go

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