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Definition of grasping

"grasping" in the noun sense

1. grasping

understanding with difficulty

"the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"

2. grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension

the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

"grasping" in the verb sense

1. grasp, hold on

hold firmly

2. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend

get the meaning of something

"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

"grasping" in the adjective sense

1. avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile

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"

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Quotations for grasping

Strong souls, within the present live.
The future veiled, the past forgot;
Grasping what is, with hands of steel,
They bind what shall be, to their will. [ Lewis Morris ]

Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God Himself, were it possible. [ Bancroft ]

Hence (from the ambition of Caesar) arise devouring usury, grasping interest, shaken credit, and war of advantage to many. [ Lucan ]

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grasping in Scrabble®

The word grasping is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters grasping:

GRASPING
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

gasping, parging, parings, parsing, rasping, sparing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word grasping

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In grasping

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grasping in Words With Friends™

The word grasping is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters grasping:

GRASPING
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

gasping, parging, parings, parsing, rasping, sparing

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In grasping

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Words within the letters of grasping

2 letter words in grasping (9 words)

agaianarasinispapi

3 letter words in grasping (30 words)

airaisarsaspgaggapgasgiggininsnagnapnippanparpigpinpispsiragranraprigripsagsapsinsipsirspa

4 letter words in grasping (42 words)

aginairsgagsgainganggapsgaspgigsginsgirngnargringripnagsnapsnipspainpairpangpansparspigspingpinsragsrainrangrapsrasprigsringripssangsarisignsingsnagsnapsnipspansparspin

5 letter words in grasping (21 words)

agingagrinapinggainsgangsgigasgirnsgnarsgraingraspgrinsgripspainspairspangspingsrainsringssarinspragsprig

6 letter words in grasping (11 words)

agingsgapinggrainspagingparingragingrapingsprainsprangspringsringa

7 letter words in grasping (6 words)

gaspingpargingparingsparsingraspingsparing

8 letter words in grasping (Anagrams) (2 words)

graspingpargings

grasping + 1 blank (1 word)

presaging

grasping + 2 blanks (6 words)

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Words containing the sequence grasping

Words that start with grasping (3 words)

graspinggraspinglygraspingness

Words with grasping in them (1 word)

grasping

Words that end with grasping (6 words)

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Word Growth involving grasping

Shorter words in grasping

as asp rasp grasp

in pin ping rasping

pi pin ping rasping

as asp rasp rasping

in pin spin rasping

pi pin spin rasping

Longer words containing grasping

engrasping

graspingly

graspingness

overgrasping

regrasping

undergrasping

ungrasping