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grasping::noun | Spocien Dictionary

grasping

/'græspɪŋ/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	prehension, seizing, taking hold
Type of	control
Has types	clutch, clutches, clasp, grasp, hold, grip, clench
Derivation	grasp

grasping

/'græspɪŋ/

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

Type	Words
Synonyms	avaricious, covetous, grabby, greedy, prehensile

a grasping old miser.

grasping commercialism.

grasping

/'græspɪŋ/

understanding with difficulty

Type	Words
Type of	discernment, apprehension, savvy, understanding
Derivation	grasp

the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings.