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handholding

[ hand-hohl-ding ]

noun

  1. the act of holding hands, especially as a sign or token of affection.
  2. constant reassurance and help, especially as an indication of one's interest or confidence:

    We do a lot of handholding with our clients.



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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of handholding1

First recorded in 1905–10; hand + holding
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"We're not actually taking any of the information ourselves," he explained, adding "we're just kind of handholding and making sure that the police are getting all the information that is necessary."

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"A holistic approach that looks at restoring natural ecosystems along with traditional knowledge, handholding support, credit and other factors are equally important for successful farming."

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The handholding and cheery joint interviews between Jay Monahan, the PGA Tour’s commissioner, and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, were a dramatic turn from the sniping that had defined the past year’s competition.

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He will likely need some therapy and handholding to get to a place where he’ll take responsibility in the way you want him to, but you can outsource the handholding.

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It does a fair amount of handholding to introduce you to different features, but it never feels intrusive.

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