grasping (grasping)

verb/adjective
/ˈɡræspɪŋ/
saisir / avare (saisir / avare)

Signification

Holding firmly; or (as an adjective) excessively greedy.
Traduction de la signification
Saisir fermement; ou, comme adjectif, excessivement avare.
Saisir fermement; ou, comme adjectif, excessivement avare.

Phrases d'exemple

The child was grasping her mother’s hand tightly.

L'enfant saisissait fermement la main de sa mère.
L'enfant saisissait fermement la main de sa mère.

Expressions d'exemple

grasp the opportunity
saisir l'opportunité
saisir l'opportunité

Synonymes

holding, clutching, greedy, seizing, grabbing

Antonymes

releasing, generous

Collocations

grasping hand, grasping nature, grasping opportunity

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