Claughting

/ˈklɔːtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Scottish present participle: the act of grasping, seizing, or clutching something.

Etymology

From Scots clauch (to grasp) plus -ing participle suffix, following standard English patterns even as the base verb retains distinctly Scots characteristics.

Kelly Says

When English speakers moved to Scotland and Ireland, their grammar mixed with local languages—words like 'claughting' are fossils of that mixing, preserving what the language sounded like when two populations first met.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማጣ
ma-ta
ARالعربية
القبض
al-qab-d
BNবাংলা
পেতে
pe-te
CACatalà
capturar
kap-tu-rar
CSČeština
chytnutí
ch-t-nu-ti
DADansk
fange
fan-ge
DEDeutsch
Fangen
fan-gen
ELΕλληνικά
απόσβεση
a-pos-ve-si
ESEspañol
captura
kap-tu-ra
FAفارسی
گرفتن
gar-ftan
FISuomi
saalis
sa-alis
FRFrançais
capture
kap-tur
GUGU
કચરો
kac-ro
HAHA
sanya
sa-nya
HEעברית
לכידת
le-kid-at
HIहिन्दी
पकड़ना
pak-d-na
HUMagyar
fogás
fog-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
menangkap
men-an-kap
IGIG
gba
gba
ITItaliano
cattura
kat-tu-ra
JA日本語
捕獲
ho-kaku
KKKK
алдын
al-dyn
KMKM
ប្រយ័ត្ន
bra-y-otn
KO한국어
잡는
jap-neun
MRMR
खोळ
kho-l
MSBahasa Melayu
menangkap
men-an-kap
MYမြန်မာ
ဖောက်
phau-k
NLNederlands
vangen
van-gen
NONorsk
fange
fan-ge
PAPA
ਪਾ
pa
PLPolski
ławka
wav-ka
PTPortuguês
captura
kap-tu-ra
RORomână
prinderea
prin-de-rea
RUРусский
захват
za-khav-at
SVSvenska
fånga
fan-ga
SWKiswahili
kuchukua
ku-chu-ku-a
TAதமிழ்
பிடித்தல்
pi-tti-thal
TEతెలుగు
పట్టుకోవడం
pat-tu-ko-va-dam
THไทย
จับ
jap
TLTL
kuha
ku-ha
TRTürkçe
yakalama
ya-ka-la-ma
UKУкраїнська
злочин
zlo-chin
URاردو
قبض
qab-d
VITiếng Việt
bắt
bat
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
捕获
bǔ huò
ZUZU
ukuthwala
u-ku-th-wa-la

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