grabbling

verb

present participle of grabble
as in grabbing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grabbling
  1. grabbing
  2. snatching
  3. seizing
  4. capturing
  5. clutching
Verb
  • Lester, in particular, saw enough growth from Brown and Hecklinski as Gronowski’s understudies to prefer their full-scale competition over grabbing an experienced quarterback but dialing down the offense.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • One of the Palestinians can be seen grabbing the strap of the weapon.
    — Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • Google is snatching up more office space in the South Florida metropolis, just as its cofounders are buying million-dollar mansions right on the waterfront.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 2026
  • Scylla pounces, snatching members of the crew between her jaws.
    — Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of snatching
Verb
  • The aforementioned Löw and Scaloni worked as assistants before seizing the top jobs with their national teams, others – such as Didier Deschamps – have developed that know-how over multiple tournaments before striking gold.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Maduro disrupted her appearances by seizing sound systems or shutting down electricity.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of seizing
Verb
  • The 30-minute video posted by Pfister of the Zimmerman’s Meat Market incident from earlier this year shows him, his wife, Pam, and another man holding their cameras to the deli’s front window, capturing what was visible inside.
    — Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The United States seized control of Venezuela’s oil revenues after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in a military raid in January and securing the cooperation of vice president Delcy Rodríguez.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Definition of capturing
Verb
  • Just picture wearing this manicure while clutching an Aperol spritz on a winding cobblestone street!
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 July 2026
  • Carney's grieving sister, Devon, wearing a Kerry GAA jersey and clutching a sunflower, was distraught as family members gathered around the hearse.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of clutching
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