- present participle of grasp.
grasping
Example Sentences
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Still grasping for the brass ring, still chasing the pot of gold.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
As children, we sense the edges of these silences without fully grasping them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
In fact, it’s so in love with its flawed protagonist that it can’t see he’s the least compelling character in the movie, an ambitious, arrogant, grasping, unscrupulous man we’ve met countless times before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
A desperate government is grasping for ideas to get the engine going again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I am no longer grasping great handfuls of time.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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