Synonyms of grabbing

grabbing

verb

present participle of grab

as in snatching

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

don't grab my arm like that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snatching
• seizing
• catching
• capturing
• getting
• landing
• snagging
• trapping
• nabbing
• hooking
• snaring
• corralling
• clutching
• bagging
• grasping
• holding
• grappling
• netting
• nailing
• copping
• rapping
• collaring
• taking hold (of)
• snapping (up)
• arresting
• glomming
• securing
• gripping
• detaining
• nobbling
• apprehending
• clasping
• kidnapping
• roping
• lassoing
• abducting
• cornering
• gloving
• rending
• baying
• ensnaring
• wresting
• entrapping
• entangling
• fisting
• haltering
• fastening (on)
• latching (on or onto)
• meshing
• enmeshing
• spiriting (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• releasing
• discharging
• freeing
• dropping
• liberating
• loosening
• unhanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grabbing

Because of the abyss that comes into play in the mid-30s at RB, grabbing a RB (or two) in the first three tiers is crucial. — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The 35-year-old actor is often photographed doing deeply ordinary things around Manhattan—grabbing coffee, running errands, walking to wherever—wearing outfits that shouldn’t always work but somehow do. — Sam Reed, Glamour, 30 July 2026

Blackwell was charged with strangulation and simple assault after allegedly grabbing his girlfriend by her wrist and choking her on April 4, according to the criminal complaint. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Equipped with three robotic arms for grabbing the observatory some 350 kilometers above Earth, LINK is meant to rendezvous with and capture Swift and then use xenon-gas thrusters to raise the observatory’s orbit, giving it a new lease on life. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

And once the stars are out, the fire pits come to life, where kids of all ages can enjoy s’mores by grabbing a kit from the front desk. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Carpenter instructs first, grabbing a shallow dish and mixing in some apple cider vinegar along with a few drops of dish soap. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 July 2026

To underscore this reality, Luiselli describes the abuse her character endured in vague, universal language, an attention-grabbing choice given that her prose is otherwise very precise. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

During the incident, villagers came out of their homes to confront the settlers and a standoff ensued, with video appearing to show one of the Palestinians grabbing a settler’s weapon. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026