grasping
/ˈgra-spiŋ/
adjective
used, designed, or adapted to grasp
desiring material possessions urgently and excessively and often to the point of ruthlessness
When the eggs hatch, the first-stage grub … is a minute but highly active larva with well-developed grasping legs.
covetous greedy acquisitive grasping avaricious mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions. covetous implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions. greedy stresses lack of restraint and often of discrimination in desire.
verb
to make the motion of seizing : clutch
to take or seize eagerly
to clasp or embrace especially with the fingers or arms
grasping for support
take seize grasp clutch snatch grab mean to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand. take is a general term applicable to any manner of getting something into one's possession or control. seize implies a sudden and forcible movement in getting hold of something tangible or an apprehending of something fleeting or elusive when intangible.
phrasal verb
to try to take or get (something) in an eager or desperate way
They were ready to grasp at any possible solution.