Another word for seizing

Her laughter lashed out in the clear air, seizing his attention.

This protection was subsequently withdrawn, the rana having been guilty of treachery, and in 1783 Sindhia succeeded in recapturing the fortress of Gwalior, and crushed his Jat opponent by seizing the whole of Gohad.

Trust and seizing the moment are the only chances for success.

At last seizing a soldier by his collar he forced him to answer.

In 1778 the British authorities had little difficulty in seizing the French settlement of Pondicherry.