Grabbing

/ˈɡɹæbɪŋ/

Synonyms for "grabbing" (34 found)

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Closest matches (7)

abduction apprehension arrest

Noun(4 words)

acquisition appeal arresting attract

Strong matches (10)

Noun(6 words)

captivate draw engageeye catchinggrab grasp

capture catch coup dragnet

Related words (17)

Noun(12 words)

grasping gripping impact preemption seize seizing seizure snaffling snatch snatching striking usurpation

hold kidnapping nabbing prehensiontaking in

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

15 entries

acquisition actionaction descriptorattractivenesscommunication effectdescriptor engagementmanual actionmodifiermotor actionpersuasionphysical actionpossession takeover taking

More specific

13 entries

attention grabbingattention grabbing phraseclaw clutchingeye catchinggraspinggrasping mechanismgripperheadline grabbingmarket grabbingresource grabbingseizing snatching

Collocations

11 entries

attention grabbinggrabbing actiongrabbing attentiongrabbing behaviorgrabbing gesturegrabbing headlinegrabbing headlinesgrabbing mechanismgrabbing motionmarket grabbingpower grabbing

Inflections

5 entries

grabbed grabbings grabsmore grabbingmost grabbing

Derivations

6 entries

grab grabbable grabbed grabber grabbiness grabby

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: tatoeba (1031693)

I'm grabbing the bull by the horns.

Source: tatoeba (2599399)

Tom tried to steady himself by grabbing the railing.

Source: tatoeba (3060878)

Sami was grabbing on Layla.

Source: tatoeba (7278796)

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