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 covetous, greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions covetous implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions
GRASPING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com GRASPING definition: greedy; avaricious See examples of grasping used in a sentence
Grasping - definition of grasping by The Free Dictionary 1 to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm (s) round
GRASP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary We must grasp every opportunity to strengthen economic ties with other countries I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture The government has acknowledged that homelessness is a problem but it has failed to grasp the scale of the problem understand I understand why he did that
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
grasping - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective grasping (comparative more grasping, superlative most grasping) Greedy, eager for wealth
Grasping - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com At the last moment, when disaster seemed positive, he pulled his hands from his pockets and broke his fall by grasping the golden pole
grasping - WordReference. com Dictionary of English n the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms: to make a grasp at something a hold or grip: to have a firm grasp of a rope one's arms or hands, in embracing or gripping: He took her in his grasp one's power of seizing and holding; reach: to have a thing within one's grasp
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