Dictionary Check: grabbing
"grabbing" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
points
Words with Friends
19
points
Definition
verb
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
Example:
"Catch the ball!"
verb
get hold of or seize quickly and easily
Example:
"I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
verb
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
Example:
"The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
verb
obtain illegally or unscrupulously
Example:
"Grab power"
verb
take or grasp suddenly
Example:
"She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
verb
capture the attention or imagination of
Example:
"This story will grab you"
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