Today, as Americans, we grieve the brutal murder -- a horrific massacre -- of dozens of innocent people. We pray for their families, who are grasping for answers with broken hearts.
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Grasping
//ˈɡɹæspɪŋ//
Synonyms for "grasping" (165 found)
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money-hungrymoney-madnarcissisticniggardlyomnivorousovergreedinessovergreedyparasiticparsimoniouspenny-pinchingpenuriouspersistentpersonalisticpertinaciouspiggishpiggishnesspossessivepredaciouspredatoryprehensile
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Noun(3 words)
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11 translations across 8 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πλεονέκτης adj (greedy, eager for wealth)
Bulgarian
2 entries- алчен adj (greedy, eager for wealth)
- ненаситен adj (greedy, eager for wealth)
German
1 entries- gierig adj (greedy, eager for wealth)
Greek
2 entries- αρπακτικός adj (greedy, eager for wealth)
- πλεονέκτης adj (greedy, eager for wealth)
Irish
1 entries- santach adj (greedy, eager for wealth)
Māori
1 entries- touapo adj (greedy, eager for wealth)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- bejierich adj (greedy, eager for wealth)
Polish
2 entries- pazerny adj (greedy, eager for wealth)
- łapczywy adj (greedy, eager for wealth)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
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I sprang to my feet, my inert hand grasping my pistol, my mind paralyzed by the dreadful shape which had sprung out upon us from the shadows of the fog.
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The elephant's trunk has several functions, including breathing, olfaction, touching, grasping, and sound production. The animal's sense of smell is about four times more sensitive than that of a bloodhound.
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