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Meaning of 'grasping' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grasping [ a.]
- Seizing; embracing; catching.
- Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.

Meaning of 'grasping' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grasping [ n]
Meaning (1):
- understanding with difficulty
Example in sentence:
  • the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings
2 . grasping [ s]
Meaning (2):
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Example in sentence:
  • a grasping old miser;
  • casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields;
  • grasping commercialism;
  • greedy for money and power;
  • grew richer and greedier;
  • prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees;
  • they are avaricious and will do anything for money

Nearby Words:

graafian graal graaper grab grabbed grabber grabbing grabble grabbled grabbling

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