grasping
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/ / /ˈɡɹɑːspɪŋ/
adj
- Greedy, eager for wealth.
“Just how, Agamemnon, great field marshal . . . most grasping man alive, how can the generous Argives give you prizes now? I know of no troves of treasure, piled, lying idle, anywhere.”
noun
- The act of one who grasps or covets.
“These are my connections, my attachments. Maybe all I really am is the sum of all these connections, these fearful longings and graspings.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of grasp