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grasping

[ gras-ping, grahs- ]

adjective

  1. greedy; avaricious:

    a sly, grasping man.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. being used to grasp or tending to grasp; tenacious.


grasping

/ ˈɡ°ùɑ˲õ±èɪŋ /

adjective

  1. greedy; avaricious; rapacious
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ°ù²¹²õ±è¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ°ù²¹²õ±èi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ²µ°ù²¹²õ±èi²Ô²µÂ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ´Çv±ð°ù·²µ°ù²¹²õ±èi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²µ°ù²¹²õ±èi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of grasping1

First recorded in 1540–50; grasp + -ing 2
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Machine Gun Kelly announced the arrival of his baby with Megan Fox, posting black-and-white video Thursday showing tiny hands grasping at his fingers.

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“She’s finally here!! our little celestial seed,†he wrote, posting black-and-white video of the child’s tiny hands grasping at his fingers, painted nails and all.

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Besides better grasping, the two-fingered hands may have been used for display, digging, or as formidable weapons.

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The question now is whether Americans will stand up to this terrible twosome and wrench our democracy back from their grasping little hands.

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“People are grasping at anything,†Lebow said of worried business executives.

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