- present participle of grasp.
grasping
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In his 20-page ruling, Gayles noted the paper's "thoughtful and detailed investigation" that led to the story and said the lawsuit was "grasping at straws" to "to manufacture flaws" their work.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
It has the same horse-shaped head tilted down from the body, the same curled and grasping tail, and in the males a fully enclosed pouch for brooding the young.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
But there I was, grasping my husband’s hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
As children, we sense the edges of these silences without fully grasping them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
I remembered Miss Lilian descending the very same stairs, dressed in gray, one thin hand grasping the rail, her head high, her eyes scornful.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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