grasping grasping /ˈgræspɪŋ/

adjective

1. Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth  ( avaricious , covetous , grabby [Informal, N. American] , grasping , greedy , prehensile )
   immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
    They are avaricious and will do anything for money
   they are avaricious and will do anything for money
    Casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
   casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
    A grasping old miser
   a grasping old miser
    Grasping commercialism
   grasping commercialism
    Greedy for money and power
   greedy for money and power
    Grew richer and greedier
   grew richer and greedier
    Prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
   prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
   

noun

1. () Understanding with difficulty  ( grasping )
   understanding with difficulty
    The lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings
   the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings
   
2. The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)  ( grasping , prehension , seizing , taking hold )
   the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)