adjective
Other Word Forms
- graspingly adverb
- graspingness noun
- overgrasping adjective
- ungrasping adjective
Etymology
Origin of grasping
Vocabulary lists containing grasping
Example Sentences
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Kudrow’s comedy and the film – a real doc, not a mockumentary – take different approaches to grasping the fear and possibility of AI’s impending takeover.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
Everybody’s scrambling to find any facts about the guy, finding out where he studied, what he said, and not finding out very much at all, really grasping at small shreds of detail.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
He tends to see allies as grasping dependents rather than force multipliers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
In this war lawyers invariably are depicted as soulless and grasping ambulance-chasers unconcerned about their clients’ welfare, and businesses as, well, soulless, grasping and unconcerned about their customers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
“No, I’ll pick it up,” I said, already grasping for my next excuse to leave the house.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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