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graspings

graspings is the plural of grasping.

Meaning of grasping

Noun

grasping (plural graspings)

  1. The act of one who grasps or covets.
    • These are my connections, my attachments. Maybe all I really am is the sum of all these connections, these fearful longings and graspings.2009, Jed McKenna, Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment

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Questions about graspings

What is graspings the plural of?
Graspings is the plural of grasping.

Words near graspings in the dictionary

  1. grasping
  2. grasping for straws
  3. grasping the nettle
  4. graspingly
  5. graspingness
  6. graspings
  7. graspless
  8. grasplessness
  9. grasps
  10. grasps at straws
  11. grasps the nettle

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