Definition of grasping in English:

grasping

adjective ˈɡrɑːspɪŋˈɡræspɪŋ

Avaricious; greedy.
贪心的；贪婪的
they were regarded as grasping landlords
他们被认为是贪婪的房东。
Example sentencesExamples
- He will continue to privatise whatever he can get his grasping little hands on.
- A grasping and greedy ethos seems to be what grips most of our citizens.
- It's a grasping, greedy society, fuelled by educational expectation and privilege.
- The play's more engaging theme is found in the moral struggle the characters encounter as they wrestle with the notion of integrity in the face of their grasping egos.
- She hid it under the carpets to keep it from the grasping claws of her greedy brother, who was a man not averse to physical violence and who put pressure on everybody to help him service his frequent debts.
- When grasping and unprincipled people begin to test the patience of the general public, I believe they have something to worry about.
- They may, in the way of families, be primitive, grasping and sadistic.
- In another, a grasping mother and daughter are duped out of their upward social climb by an unscrupulous foreigner.
- He has been transformed from a grasping, selfish, small-time operator into a decent fellow who now plays a game of ludo with the rejuvenated elders.
- Loopholes come about through the pleading of property owners who dare to suggest that there is merit to keeping private property safe from the grasping hand of power.
- It was certainly entertaining and one could not help but feel sorry for him for being involved with such a grasping, shallow woman of the sort portrayed here!
- This is a grasping, ambitious woman in the style of Lady Macbeth, who'll readily sacrifice people for her own gain.
- It rather appears that your job of spiritual adviser is being undermined by your brother, the grasping wretch.
- Have you never been driven to distraction by a grasping building contractor?
- I did not know that this covers a grasping avariciousness by the family towards the children.
Synonyms
avaricious, acquisitive, greedy, rapacious, grabbing, usurious, covetous, venal
mercenary, materialistic, money-oriented
mean, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, scrimping, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, hoarding, selfish, possessive, close
North American forehanded
informal tight-fisted, tight, stingy, money-grubbing, money-grabbing, on the make
North American informal cheap, grabby
Australian/New Zealand informal hungry
vulgar slang tight-arsed

Derivatives

graspingly

adverb

And I know what it feels like to want quietly and graspingly for unknown things.
Example sentencesExamples
- Pidgin is spoken slowly and graspingly, has no formal set of rules or consistent structure, and relies heavily on the speakers' native languages.
- On the other hand, this doesn't mean that we have to kowtow to the disingenuous, the graspingly ambitious, the intellectually dishonest, or others whose views conflict with our own.

graspingness

noun

Envy is a graspingness for self. Greed is a graspingness for life.
Example sentencesExamples
- They trade on their rudeness, graspingness and lack of consideration and everybody knows about this before they book.
- He has persuaded John that every socially prescribed role entraps one in falsity, the clamour of petty needs, and graspingness.

Definition of grasping in US English:

grasping

adjectiveˈɡræspɪŋˈɡraspiNG

Greedy; avaricious.
grasping, power-hungry individuals
Example sentencesExamples
- It's a grasping, greedy society, fuelled by educational expectation and privilege.
- In another, a grasping mother and daughter are duped out of their upward social climb by an unscrupulous foreigner.
- Have you never been driven to distraction by a grasping building contractor?
- Loopholes come about through the pleading of property owners who dare to suggest that there is merit to keeping private property safe from the grasping hand of power.
- She hid it under the carpets to keep it from the grasping claws of her greedy brother, who was a man not averse to physical violence and who put pressure on everybody to help him service his frequent debts.
- They may, in the way of families, be primitive, grasping and sadistic.
- He will continue to privatise whatever he can get his grasping little hands on.
- This is a grasping, ambitious woman in the style of Lady Macbeth, who'll readily sacrifice people for her own gain.
- The play's more engaging theme is found in the moral struggle the characters encounter as they wrestle with the notion of integrity in the face of their grasping egos.
- I did not know that this covers a grasping avariciousness by the family towards the children.
- A grasping and greedy ethos seems to be what grips most of our citizens.
- It was certainly entertaining and one could not help but feel sorry for him for being involved with such a grasping, shallow woman of the sort portrayed here!
- When grasping and unprincipled people begin to test the patience of the general public, I believe they have something to worry about.
- It rather appears that your job of spiritual adviser is being undermined by your brother, the grasping wretch.
- He has been transformed from a grasping, selfish, small-time operator into a decent fellow who now plays a game of ludo with the rejuvenated elders.
Synonyms
avaricious, acquisitive, greedy, rapacious, grabbing, usurious, covetous, venal

词汇	grasping
释义	Definition of grasping in English: grasping adjective ˈɡrɑːspɪŋˈɡræspɪŋ Avaricious; greedy. 贪心的；贪婪的 they were regarded as grasping landlords 他们被认为是贪婪的房东。 Example sentencesExamples He will continue to privatise whatever he can get his grasping little hands on. A grasping and greedy ethos seems to be what grips most of our citizens. It's a grasping, greedy society, fuelled by educational expectation and privilege. The play's more engaging theme is found in the moral struggle the characters encounter as they wrestle with the notion of integrity in the face of their grasping egos. She hid it under the carpets to keep it from the grasping claws of her greedy brother, who was a man not averse to physical violence and who put pressure on everybody to help him service his frequent debts. When grasping and unprincipled people begin to test the patience of the general public, I believe they have something to worry about. They may, in the way of families, be primitive, grasping and sadistic. In another, a grasping mother and daughter are duped out of their upward social climb by an unscrupulous foreigner. He has been transformed from a grasping, selfish, small-time operator into a decent fellow who now plays a game of ludo with the rejuvenated elders. Loopholes come about through the pleading of property owners who dare to suggest that there is merit to keeping private property safe from the grasping hand of power. It was certainly entertaining and one could not help but feel sorry for him for being involved with such a grasping, shallow woman of the sort portrayed here! This is a grasping, ambitious woman in the style of Lady Macbeth, who'll readily sacrifice people for her own gain. It rather appears that your job of spiritual adviser is being undermined by your brother, the grasping wretch. Have you never been driven to distraction by a grasping building contractor? I did not know that this covers a grasping avariciousness by the family towards the children. Synonyms avaricious, acquisitive, greedy, rapacious, grabbing, usurious, covetous, venal mercenary, materialistic, money-oriented mean, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, scrimping, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, hoarding, selfish, possessive, close North American forehanded informal tight-fisted, tight, stingy, money-grubbing, money-grabbing, on the make North American informal cheap, grabby Australian/New Zealand informal hungry vulgar slang tight-arsed Derivatives graspingly adverb And I know what it feels like to want quietly and graspingly for unknown things. Example sentencesExamples Pidgin is spoken slowly and graspingly, has no formal set of rules or consistent structure, and relies heavily on the speakers' native languages. On the other hand, this doesn't mean that we have to kowtow to the disingenuous, the graspingly ambitious, the intellectually dishonest, or others whose views conflict with our own. graspingness noun Envy is a graspingness for self. Greed is a graspingness for life. Example sentencesExamples They trade on their rudeness, graspingness and lack of consideration and everybody knows about this before they book. He has persuaded John that every socially prescribed role entraps one in falsity, the clamour of petty needs, and graspingness. Definition of grasping in US English: grasping adjectiveˈɡræspɪŋˈɡraspiNG Greedy; avaricious. grasping, power-hungry individuals Example sentencesExamples It's a grasping, greedy society, fuelled by educational expectation and privilege. In another, a grasping mother and daughter are duped out of their upward social climb by an unscrupulous foreigner. Have you never been driven to distraction by a grasping building contractor? Loopholes come about through the pleading of property owners who dare to suggest that there is merit to keeping private property safe from the grasping hand of power. She hid it under the carpets to keep it from the grasping claws of her greedy brother, who was a man not averse to physical violence and who put pressure on everybody to help him service his frequent debts. They may, in the way of families, be primitive, grasping and sadistic. He will continue to privatise whatever he can get his grasping little hands on. This is a grasping, ambitious woman in the style of Lady Macbeth, who'll readily sacrifice people for her own gain. The play's more engaging theme is found in the moral struggle the characters encounter as they wrestle with the notion of integrity in the face of their grasping egos. I did not know that this covers a grasping avariciousness by the family towards the children. A grasping and greedy ethos seems to be what grips most of our citizens. It was certainly entertaining and one could not help but feel sorry for him for being involved with such a grasping, shallow woman of the sort portrayed here! When grasping and unprincipled people begin to test the patience of the general public, I believe they have something to worry about. It rather appears that your job of spiritual adviser is being undermined by your brother, the grasping wretch. He has been transformed from a grasping, selfish, small-time operator into a decent fellow who now plays a game of ludo with the rejuvenated elders. Synonyms avaricious, acquisitive, greedy, rapacious, grabbing, usurious, covetous, venal
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