Grasping Definition

grăspĭng
adjective
That grasps.
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Eager for gain; avaricious.
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verb

Present participle of grasp.

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noun
The act of one who grasps or covets.
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Other Word Forms of Grasping

Noun

Singular:
grasping
Plural:
graspings

Grasping Sentence Examples

  • Instead, she stretched for the laser gun, grasping it.

  • He tentatively moved forward, grasping a branch.

  • I think we're grasping at the proverbial straw to consider him.

  • Henry's English government was severe and grasping; but he "kept good peace" and honourably distinguished himself among contemporary statesmen in an age when administrative reform was in the air.

  • Ignorant, brutal, grasping and corrupt as he was, he deserved the confidence of his master.

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Words Starting With

GGRGRA

Words Ending With

GNGING

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