grasp
verb (used with object)
to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
are grasping
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present progressiveof grasp.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"People are grasping at shortcuts instead of doing the real work of acclimatisation and training."
From BBC ● May 21, 2025
“People are grasping at anything,” Lebow said of worried business executives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
“Some people are grasping for excuses as to why the fires are happening, playing the blame game,” Bennett said.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2025
Meanwhile, theater leaders are grasping for signs of hope, or at least faith.
From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
If I am right, all of the loyal are grasping in their own ways, and according to their lights, some form and degree of religious truth.
From English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice by Frederick William Roe
