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    grasping
    /ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. avaricious; greedy: "they were regarded as grasping landlords"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRASPING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Grasping means always trying to get and keep more of something, especially money. It is a disapproving adjective that describes greedy or selfish people. See examples, pronunciation and translations of grasping.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › graspingGrasping Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Grasping is an adjective that means used, designed, or adapted to grasp, or desiring material possessions urgently and excessively. Learn more about the synonyms, examples, and word history of grasping from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRASP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to quickly take something in your hand (s) and hold it firmly: Rosie suddenly grasped my hand. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hold someone or something. hold Can you hold this for a moment? clasp He reached out to clasp her hand. grip The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › graspingGRASPING Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Grasping definition: greedy; avaricious. See examples of GRASPING used in a sentence.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › graspGrasp Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of grasp as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Grasp can mean to seize, clasp, comprehend, or control something.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › graspGRASP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms: to make a grasp at something. a hold or grip: to have a firm grasp of a rope. one's arms or hands, in embracing or gripping: He took her in his grasp. one's power of seizing and holding; reach: to have a thing within one's grasp. hold, possession, or mastery:

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRASPING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'grasping' grasping. (grɑːspɪŋ , græsp- ) adjective. If you describe someone as grasping, you are criticizing them for wanting to get and keep as much money as possible, and for being unwilling to spend it. [disapproval] ...a greedy grasping individual. They were grasping and manipulative.