- present participle of grab.
grabbing
Example Sentences
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How long can you stand steadily without falling into a wall or grabbing onto the surface in front of you?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
You’re either stuck to a vinyl-clad seat or grabbing up for a handrail and trying to direct your face away from the armpits to your left and right.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
New Chinese AI models big and small -- from Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 to Alibaba's popular Qwen series -- are grabbing attention as challengers to Anthropic and OpenAI's lead.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
It wasn’t without faults—primarily its outrageous money grabbing, from the $5,000 nosebleeds to seven figure hospitality “experiences”—but it was largely an uplifting, five-week love bombing from Earth’s most popular sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Clara let out a long sigh and made her way to the door, grabbing her notebook off the table so she’d have something to do with her hands.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
