"grasping" meaning in English

See grasping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more grasping [comparative], most grasping [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} grasping (comparative more grasping, superlative most grasping)
  1. Greedy, eager for wealth. Derived forms: graspingly, graspingness, straw-grasping Translations (greedy, eager for wealth): πλεονέκτης (pleonéktēs) (Ancient Greek), алчен (alčen) (Bulgarian), ненаситен (nenasiten) (Bulgarian), gierig (German), αρπακτικός (arpaktikós) [masculine] (Greek), πλεονέκτης (pleonéktis) [masculine] (Greek), santach (Irish), touapo (Maori), bejierich (Plautdietsch)
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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: graspings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} grasping (plural graspings)
  1. The act of one who grasps or covets.
    Sense id: en-grasping-en-noun-9UpQuQ6J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 45 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} grasping
  1. present participle and gerund of grasp Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: grasp
    Sense id: en-grasping-en-verb-TjUWW9zx

Inflected forms

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