clutch at

clutch at someone or something

to grasp at or grab for someone or something. He clutched at the roots of the trees along the bank, but the flood swept him away. Karen clutched at me, but lost her grip.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cecilia	sə-SEE-lee-ə (English), sə-SEEL-yə (English), che-CHEE-lyah (Italian), the-THEE-lyah (Spanish), se-SEE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), se-SEEL-yah (Danish, Norwegian), SE-see-lee-ah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German
Ye-Jun	ye-joon	Korean
Aquilinus	-	Ancient Roman
Valeriy	vah-LYE-ree	Russian
Senja	SEN-yah	Finnish
Yemima	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew