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straw-grasping

straw-grasping noun: the act of grasping at straws.

Noun

straw-grasping (uncountable)

  1. The act of grasping at straws.
    • Some of this is simply dead ender-claptrap: straw-grasping and copium for Trumpists who are struggling to assimilate the new reality.2020 December 21, Jason Wilson, “Sky News Australia is increasingly pushing conspiracy theories to a global audience online”, in The Guardian

Questions about straw-grasping

What does straw-grasping mean?
Straw-grasping means the act of grasping at straws.
What part of speech is straw-grasping?
Straw-grasping is a noun.

Words near straw-grasping in the dictionary

  1. straw-bottomed
  2. straw-clutching
  3. straw-clutchingly
  4. straw-colored
  5. straw-coloured
  6. straw-grasping
  7. straw-hat
  8. straw-hats
  9. straw-hatted
  10. straw-necked ibis
  11. straw-necked ibises

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