"grabbing" meaning in English

See grabbing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹæbɪŋ/ Forms: grabbings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} grabbing (plural grabbings)
  1. The act of one who grabs; a snatching.
    Sense id: en-grabbing-en-noun-Id21ACjE

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹæbɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} grabbing
  1. present participle and gerund of grab Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: grab Derived forms: attention-grabbing
    Sense id: en-grabbing-en-verb-D-B7jib6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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