helpandadvicegiven to someone when they are doing something for the firsttime:Manycompaniessimplyfailedtounderstandthatcustomerswouldrequirea highdegreeof hand-holding whenbuyingonline.(Definition ofhand-holdingfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhand-holding
hand-holdingHowever, the lack ofhand-holdingcould be ideal for more experienced gardeners looking for new ideas, inspirations and techniques.From theCambridge English CorpusSoviet films and television tend to portray love in terms ofhand-holdingand furtive glances.From theCambridge English CorpusClearly, the range of possibilities for playing actions is limited by thehand-holdingof beaters and targeting actions to make contact with the instrument.From theCambridge English CorpusMost university computer centres are hospitable even to tyros, and significantly the computerese for their support is 'hand-holding', with its overtones of both condescension and caring.From theCambridge English CorpusApart from theirhand-holdingtask, local enterprise agencies clearly adopt a pro-active stance within the communities in which they operate.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0It is clear, therefore, that thehand-holdingsupport is working.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0The idea of using television wherever possible to push local enterprise agencies to make clear at community level that thehand-holdingservice is available is a first-class idea.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0It must be said time and again that, if only small businesses took advantage of thehand-holdingservice provided by enterprise agencies, they would be much more likely to succeed.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0As the missions themselves were fairly complex, the game would optionally provide a high level ofhand-holding.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Today, his group provides technology andhand-holdingfor different ecologically sustainable solid waste management systems, of which the primary model is the ecosan toilet.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Oaths and pledges are depicted by raised right hands and agreements byhand-holding.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In cinematography or video applications, a tripod head allows the camera operator to pan and tilt with much more control when compared tohand-holdingthe camera.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/hand-holding##
