grabbling

present participle of grabble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grabbling
Verb
  • Securing the Shield ensures the top seed for Philly and home-field advantage throughout the MLS Cup playoffs for a team that has quietly gone about a consistent season without grabbing much in the way of attention.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Without strangers lunging at her and grabbing her forearm.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Four innings before the Jays finished Saturday’s 10-1 blowout win over the New York Yankees, snatching a series-opening victory in the American League Division Series, Gausman was relegated to spectator.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Finney triumphed at the end of that film, dispatching child-snatching serial killer the Grabber (Ethan Hawke) with help from the ghosts of his previous victims and one of Gwen’s psychic visions.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Metropolitan Police officers are also said to have raided Clarke’s home, seizing items including laptops and documents.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Governments worldwide are already seizing the opportunity to attract skilled workers to their countries.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each verse is a heartfelt exploration of sorrow, capturing the complexity of human emotions in the face of separation.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The best part for her was capturing on video the exact moment the doors opened to reveal a firefighter standing above them, ready to help.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In her post, Audrey and her little one can be seen snuggling up together, with her baby boy clutching her finger.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Ginsberg took the stage, clutching his typewritten pages.
    Gerard DeGroot, Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Grabbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grabbling. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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