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Discover LudwigThe phrase "holding in" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used to describe the act of restraining or controlling one's emotions or actions. Example: She was struggling to keep from crying, but she managed to hold in her tears until she was alone in her room.
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Chambers played alongside Holding in pre-season.
"Most people are holding in place and paying their mortgages".
My older daughter lets out whatever she's been holding in.
What is that clock you're holding in this photograph?
No, I'm definitely not holding in my stomach.
Araguz was holding in place of the injured John Jett.
She also said the hand holding in the lap never happened.
I leaned over to see what she was holding in her grip.
How could he release people whom he was not holding in the first place?
Is that menacing thing she's holding in front of her a giant asparagus, or a penis?
That's two button presses with some button holding in between!
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