grasping 音标拼音: [gr'æspɪŋ]
a . 抓的,握的,贪婪的
抓的,握的,贪婪的
grasping adj 1 :
immoderately desirous of acquiring e .
g .
wealth ; "
they are avaricious and will do anything for money "; "
casting covetous eyes on his neighbor '
s fields "; "
a grasping old miser "; "
grasping commercialism "; "
greedy for money and power "; "
grew richer and greedier "; "
prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees " [
synonym :
{
avaricious }, {
covetous }, {
grabby }, {
grasping }, {
greedy },
{
prehensile }]
n 1 :
understanding with difficulty ; "
the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings "
2 :
the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (
or the tentacles ) [
synonym : {
grasping }, {
taking hold }, {
seizing },
{
prehension }]
Grasping \
Grasp "
ing \,
a .
1 .
Seizing ;
embracing ;
catching .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Avaricious ;
greedy of gain ;
covetous ;
close ;
miserly ;
as ,
he is a grasping man . -- {
Grasp "
ing *
ly },
adv . --
{
Grasp "
ing *
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
147 Moby Thesaurus words for "
grasping ":
a hog for ,
acquiring ,
acquisitive ,
acquisitiveness ,
all -
devouring ,
all -
engulfing ,
ambitious for self ,
autistic ,
avarice ,
avaricious ,
avariciousness ,
avid ,
avidity ,
avidness ,
bloodsucking ,
bottomless ,
careerist ,
clamant ,
clamorous ,
clinging ,
coveting ,
covetous ,
covetousness ,
crying ,
cupidity ,
demanding ,
desirous ,
devouring ,
draining ,
egotistical ,
esurient ,
exacting ,
exigent ,
exorbitant ,
extortionate ,
frenzy of desire ,
fury of desire ,
gluttonous ,
gluttony ,
gobbling ,
grabby ,
graspingness ,
greed ,
greediness ,
greedy ,
gripping ,
hoggish ,
hoggishness ,
holding ,
importunate ,
incontinence ,
individualistic ,
inordinate desire ,
insatiability ,
insatiable ,
insatiable desire ,
insatiate ,
insistent ,
instant ,
intemperateness ,
itching palm ,
itchy ,
keeping ,
limitless ,
loud ,
lupine ,
lust ,
mean ,
mercenary ,
miserly ,
money -
hungry ,
money -
mad ,
narcissistic ,
niggardly ,
omnivorous ,
overgreediness ,
overgreedy ,
parasitic ,
parsimonious ,
penny -
pinching ,
penurious ,
persistent ,
personalistic ,
pertinacious ,
piggish ,
piggishness ,
possessive ,
predacious ,
predatory ,
prehensile ,
pressing ,
privatistic ,
quenchless ,
rapacious ,
rapaciousness ,
rapacity ,
raptorial ,
ravening ,
ravenous ,
ravenousness ,
remote ,
retentive ,
self -
absorbed ,
self -
admiring ,
self -
advancing ,
self -
besot ,
self -
centered ,
self -
considerative ,
self -
contained ,
self -
devoted ,
self -
esteeming ,
self -
indulgent ,
self -
interested ,
self -
jealous ,
self -
occupied ,
self -
pleasing ,
self -
seeking ,
self -
serving ,
self -
sufficient ,
selfish ,
sharkish ,
slakeless ,
sordid ,
sordidness ,
stingy ,
swinish ,
swinishness ,
taxing ,
tenacious ,
tight ,
tight -
fisted ,
unappeasable ,
unappeased ,
unquenchable ,
unsated ,
unsatisfied ,
unslakeable ,
unslaked ,
urgent ,
venal ,
voracious ,
voraciousness ,
voracity ,
vulturine ,
vulturous ,
wolfish ,
wolfishness
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GRASPING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of GRASPING is used, designed, or adapted to grasp How to use grasping in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Grasping
GRASPING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary GRASPING definition: 1 (of people) always trying to get and keep more of something, especially money: 2 (of people… Learn more
GRASPING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com adjective greedy; avaricious a sly, grasping man Synonyms: venal, acquisitive, selfish, covetous being used to grasp or tending to grasp; tenacious
Grasping - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Definitions of grasping adjective immoderately desirous of acquiring e g wealth “a grasping old miser” “ grasping commercialism” synonyms: avaricious, covetous, grabby, greedy, prehensile acquisitive
grasping adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of grasping adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Grasping - definition of grasping by The Free Dictionary Define grasping grasping synonyms, grasping pronunciation, grasping translation, English dictionary definition of grasping adj Exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious grasp′ing·ly adv grasp′ing·ness n
GRASPING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe someone as grasping, you are criticizing them for wanting to get and keep as much money as possible, and for being unwilling to spend it
What does Grasping mean? - Definitions. net Grasping is the action of seizing, clutching, or holding onto something firmly with one's hand or other body parts In a broader sense, it can also refer to comprehending or understanding something
GRASP Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of GRASP is to make the motion of seizing : clutch How to use grasp in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Grasp
grasping - Wiktionary, the free dictionary grasping (comparative more grasping, superlative most grasping) Greedy, eager for wealth grasping (plural graspings) The act of one who grasps or covets