Grabbing

//ˈɡɹæbɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who grabs; a snatching.

    "On the way out, all five of us were subjected to an absolute gauntlet of ass-grabbings and crotch-grabbings. I suspected most of the culprits to be transvestites."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of grab form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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abductionapprehensionarrestcapturecatchcatfisting

Example

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"Grabbing him by the shoulders, she shook him and yelled, "Snap out of it!""

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attention-grabbingpawn grabbing

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