Grasping

Word GRASPING
Character 8
Hyphenation grasp ing
Pronunciations /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Grasping"

What do we mean by grasping?

Exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious. adjective

Eager to gain possession of something; covetous; rapacious; avaricious; exacting; miserly.

Seizing; embracing; catching. adjective

Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly. adjective

Eager for money; greedy. adjective

Present participle of grasp. verb

Understanding with difficulty noun

The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) noun

Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth adjective

To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.

To understand.

To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Grasping

The word "grasping" in example sentences

As for cognition of the impure appearances of seemingly true existence, the term grasping for true existence (bden-par grub-pa) has two meanings. ❋ Unknown (2006)

One thing that movement conservatives have a hard time grasping is that so-called “characterological conservatives” do not necessarily (or even frequently) have any interest or anything in common with “conservatism” as an ideological movement. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even the shoes, booties with vertiginous heels, were covered in grasping little coral-like tentacles that shook as the models -- their faces abloom with gold and colorful stripes -- stomped down the catwalk. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

The difficulty modern people have in grasping all this can be startling; I myself experienced a small paradigm shift in my thinking while reading Waldstein's overview. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A: For most people, the major hurdle in grasping modern insights into the nature of the universe is that these developments are usually phrased using mathematics. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I shot my first red with a pumpmaster 760 and sprinted to the neighbors cabin grasping it by the tail. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Scent: I suppose I could if I had any interest in grasping all the minutiae and back and forths of this comment thread. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I want that! that couch, that bedspread, that art, that life, that peace that community, etc all the grasping is kind of gross but, that seems to be where I am ❋ Unknown (2009)

Part of the difficulty in grasping the morality of this novel lies in the fact that Julia Glass gives very little indication as to what we are supposed to think. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One point many people aren't grasping is the fact that sometimes how you deliver the message is as important as the message itself. ❋ Unknown (2008)

To say they are weak and grasping is an understatement. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When we see an opportunity we try to grasp it and we forget sometimes about the future in grasping the opportunity of the present. ❋ Unknown (1935)

Do not let us lose the substance in grasping for the shadow. ❋ Unknown (1912)

Now is the time for statesmen to show their superior ability in grasping the vexed questions bringing order out of disorder and harmony to all sections. ❋ Unknown (1893)

It was about this time that there was so much blood shed in grasping at the crown; Shallum slew Zechariah, and ❋ Unknown (1721)

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