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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.
He tentatively moved forward, grasping a branch.
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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