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The Buddha said, "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burnt." Select the word below which is closest in meaning to the word underlined above.

  1. Burning
  2. Igniting
  3. Clutching
  4. Flinging

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Clutching is synonym to grasping.

Fling means to throw which is not meaning grasp. Burning and igniting are also different from "grasping".

Correct Option: C
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The Buddha said, "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burnt."
clutching option C

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