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Meaning of penhold | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A manner of placing a pen within one's fingers.
  2. A form of grip in table tennis similar to that typically used when holding a pen.

Examples

“Certainly, it is our impression that some children adopt a penhold that conforms to a dynamic tripod but use movements of the whole arm rather than of the fingers to drive the pen.”
“One of the Chinese players, a pudgy little man who couldn't stop talking as we waited for the room to clear from a yoga class, played with the typical Chinese penhold (with the racket held as a pen) and used only the face of his racket.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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