Translation of "Umklammert" in English

Ich habe seine Hand fest umklammert.

I held fast to his hand.

Eingedenk, dass er bald in den Zug nach Boston würde steigen müssen, hatte Tom auf dem Bahnsteig leidenschaftlich Maria umklammert.

Tom, aware that he would soon have to board the train to Boston, had passionately clung to Mary on the station platform.