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Another word for grasping

grasping Synonyms

grasping

modif.

niggardly, rapacious, penurious; see greedy 1. See syn. study at greedy.

grasping Synonyms

grasping

n.

hold, taking, grabbing; see catch 3.

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Another word for grasping

adjective

Having a strong urge to obtain or possess something, especially material wealth, in quantity:

acquisitive, avaricious, avid, covetous, greedy, hungry. (Informal) grabby. See desire, give

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Instead, she stretched for the laser gun, grasping it.
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.
He tentatively moved forward, grasping a branch.
Ignorant, brutal, grasping and corrupt as he was, he deserved the confidence of his master.

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