Grasping — synonyms, definition

1. grasping (a)

acquisitive avaricious covetous envious greedy gripping grudging holding jealous longing for maintaining miserly parsimonious rapacious resentful retaining selfish spiteful wanting yearning

2. grasping (Noun)

apprehending capture confiscation depleting draining exhausting free-loading impoundment mooching parasitical prehension seizing seizure taking taking hold

grasping (Noun) — Understanding with difficulty. ex. "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"

grasping (Noun) — The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles).

apprehension control discernment savvy understanding clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold

3. grasping (Adjective)

grabby prehensile

grasping (Adjective) — Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. ex. "a grasping old miser" ex. "grasping commercialism"

4. grasping (Verb)

compassing comprehending digging getting the picture grokking holding on savvying

grasping (Verb) — Hold firmly.

grasping (Verb) — Get the meaning of something. ex. "Do you grasp the meaning of this letter?"

holding taking hold understanding catching on clasping clinging cottoning on digesting figuring getting it getting onto getting wise hanging intuiting latching on tumbling twigging