Grubbing

A lack of authenticity, especially out of unspecific fears, or motivated by money-grubbing, is degrading to a public official -- one ugly example is former war-hero John McCain whose mealy-mouthed cringing has turned him into an object of rightful scorn. ❋ Michael Evans (2006)

I think an unintentional result of Deferment Cheney’s money grubbing is that decent Republicans have started standing up to the extremists who have taken over their party. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I'm not smart enough to be an engineer, and the idea of grubbing coins in trade didn't appeal much either. ❋ Modesitt, L. E. (2006)

In the so-called grubbing, geese open up plant patches to greater evaporation and erosion and remove growing parts.

Nevertheless he did his part towards providing food when they all went camping up in the timberline in August, and frequently he, Banty and the Indian would go out by themselves on a three or four days 'expedition away from the main camp, "grubbing" themselves and living the lives of semi-savages. ❋ Unknown (1913)

He got some "grubbing" to do, and for six months kept the family in provisions. ❋ Henry Lawson (1894)

Indian would go out by themselves on a three or four days 'expedition away from the main camp, "grubbing" themselves and living the lives of semi-savages. ❋ E. Pauline Johnson (1887)

New missions such as grubbing, seeding, spraying and bale collecting have been added to further challenge you. ❋ Wraggster (2010)

A few of the tips tend toward time-honored standbys-and fairly obvious ones, to boot-such as grubbing off of your parents for free food, laundry services and perhaps even a place to live. ❋ William I. Lengeman III (2010)

In a behavior called "grubbing," snow geese aggressively dig up underground root stalks called rhizomes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In obedience to this last hail of Mr Mackay, which had a sharp authoritative ring about it, a short, podgy little man with a fat neck and red whiskers, who, as I presently learned, was Mr Saunders, the second mate, came up the companion way; and as I perceived him to be wiping his mouth as he stepped over the coaming of the hatchway, this showed that the boatswain's surmise of his being engaged "grubbing" with the others was not far wrong. ❋ William Heysham Overend (1874)

He wants his cake and his money-grubbing family dead! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Please stay away from us money-grubbing Americans. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This aspect of Warhol is often dismissed as egotistical, money grubbing, but that viewpoint ignores his nuanced reflection of the world he existed in. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Seems he was too busy grubbing for money to attend his own swearing-in ceremony. ❋ Chris Weigant (2011)

After all, the more you have to pay the money-grubbing losers who do the actual grunt work of making your company go, the less money you have to buy vacation homes or yachts. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Ah," Fomá will interrupt rudely, — he is given to rude interruptions, — "if to die and disappear is the end of these money - grubbing years, why moneygrub?" ❋ Unknown (2010)

But I wish I had enough money and power to prevent them from successfully re-labeling others as lazy, self-interested, money-grubbing purveyors of low expectations. ❋ Valerie Strauss (2010)

British politics is awash with politically correct conservative wimps, socialist dhimmis and money grubbing liberal democrats. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I knew [Shaniqua] was [pregnant] when I saw her grubbing on that [burger]. Damn! ❋ Fifi Fiferton (2008)

He was a money-grubbing, power-grubbing [monstrosity], who would allow no law or [moral imperative] to obstruct the expansion of his media and [propaganda] empire. ❋ Morbidius (2013)

[I'm hungry]. [Let's get] some grub ❋ Bungalow Bill (2001)

Person 1: Do you have [grub] Person 2: yeah i have food Person 1: no the [bootloader] [dumbass] ❋ Milkiekid (2021)

I [hate] Grub [I hope] he [dies] ❋ Dababytwerk (2022)

[Kiernan]: Yo I'm so drunk right now! Matt: You've only had [one drink], your totally [grubbed]. Kiernan: Nah it's all good. Matt: What a fuckboy. ❋ Demboys (2014)

Worker 1 "That [grubby cunt] from the West is in the office again [crawling] to the boss" Worker 2 "I hate that fucking [grub]" ❋ MrX0000 (2010)

Look at the [grubs] hanging around the [Methadone] [clinic]. ❋ Alan344 (2009)

[Morgan freeman] was [caught] by [TMZ] with no grub! ❋ Joseph Vinceent Bryant (2017)

Guy 1: Yo I’m [finna] [get my grub on] Guy 2: [You better] ❋ I’ll Fuck Your Bitch (2018)