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grasping

nounadjective /græspɪŋ/ 2 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 16
Definitions
noun

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

adjective

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

“a grasping old miser”

noun

understanding with difficulty

“the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings”

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