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grasping
/'græspɪŋ/
Synonyms of grasping Antonyms of grasping Examples of grasping Usage of grasping Parts of grasping Definition that contains grasping Words sounding like grasping Explanation of grasping

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Definitions of grasping
  1. noun
    the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

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    prehension seizing taking hold
    type of:
    control
  2. adjective
    immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
    "a grasping old miser" "grasping commercialism"

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    avaricious covetous grabby greedy prehensile acquisitive
  3. noun
    understanding with difficulty
    "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"
Definition that contains grasping
  • shake grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
  • insight grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
  • handshake grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
  • handshaking grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
  • handclasp grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
  • sixth sense grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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