Straw-clutching

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of an incident or situation, desperately attempting to find a solution. idiomatic, informal

    "Every bit of straw-clutching, every bit of hope that Hugh might be alive was followed instantly by a reaction of dismay, of reluctance to pursue it."

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"Every bit of straw-clutching, every bit of hope that Hugh might be alive was followed instantly by a reaction of dismay, of reluctance to pursue it."

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straw-clutchingly

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