Meaning
to grip, torment
- to seize, grip, or torment intensely (of feelings like fear, doubt, grief, or cold)
In a sentence
Un'angoscia improvvisa lo attanagliò prima di salire sul palco.
A sudden dread gripped him before going on stage.
Il dubbio continua ad attanagliare la mente degli investigatori.
Doubt continues to torment the minds of the investigators.
Non lasciarti attanagliare dalla paura di commettere errori.
Don't let yourself be gripped by the fear of making mistakes.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| attanagliare | infinitive |
| attanaglio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| attanagli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| attanaglia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| attanagliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| attanagliate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| attanagliano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attanagliavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| attanagliavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| attanagliava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| attanagliavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| attanagliavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| attanagliavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| attanagliai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| attanagliasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| attanagliò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| attanagliammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| attanagliaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| attanagliarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| attanaglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| attanaglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| attanaglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| attanaglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| attanaglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| attanaglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| attanagli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| attanagli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| attanagli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| attanagliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| attanagliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| attanaglino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attanagliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| attanagliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| attanagliasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| attanagliassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| attanagliaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| attanagliassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| attanaglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| attanaglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| attanaglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| attanaglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| attanagliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| attanaglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| attanaglia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| attanagliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| attanagliate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| attanagliando | gerund |
| attanagliato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary.
- Most frequently used figuratively with abstract subjects (paura, ansia, freddo, rimorso).