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 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)