Grasping
['grɑːspɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles).
(noun.) understanding with difficulty; 'the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings'.
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Definition
(a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.
(a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Avaricious, covetous, miserly, niggardly, penurious, parsimonious, close, stingy, mean, sordid, close-fisted, with an itching palm.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See AVARICIOUS]
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Examples
- Juries,' said Mr. Bumble, grasping his cane tightly, as was his wont when working into a passion: 'juries is ineddicated, vulgar, grovelling wretches. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Sam,' said Mr. Pickwick, grasping his hand, 'you're a capital fellow; an invaluable fellow. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Allow me, Sir, the honour of grasping your hand. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Thank you, sir, said Maurice, grasping the Rector's hand; I will do what you say. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Not a bit of it, sir, replied Dick, heartily grasping the young Englishman's extended hand. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I saw your brave lance, Bois-Guilbert, roll thrice over, grasping his hands full of sand at every turn. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- How I had a grasping, avaricious wish to shut out everybody from her but myself, and to be all in all to her, at that unseasonable time of all times. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Sir Leicester, leaning back in his chair and grasping the elbows, sits looking at him with a stony face. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- God bless you, Old Dobbin, George said, grasping him by the hand, with something very like moisture glistening in his eyes. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Grasping Thuvia by the arm, I whispered to Tars Tarkas to follow me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Yes, I trust you, replied Maurice, grasping the hand held out to him. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- And Gudrun went along, grasping at release. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Goodness knows, Uncle Pumblechook, said my sister (grasping the money), we're deeply beholden to you. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- A constant crusade against the amour-propre of every human being but himself, was the crotchet of this able, but fiery and grasping little man. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I was sitting to one side grasping the angle brace, so no harm was done. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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