grabbling

present participle of grabble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grabbling
Verb
  • Americans are grabbing their passports and fleeing the country in hopes of leaving the nation’s problems behind.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Swanson argues those behind-the-scenes improvements have done more to modernize logistics than many of the industry’s headline-grabbing automation projects.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Heim, the 2024 truck series champion who will move full time into Cup next season with 23XI Racing, led the final three laps after snatching first from teammate Tyler Reddick.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
  • Two balls, two strikes and the Vibe on the verge of snatching back some momentum.
    Latif Love June 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Authorities served a search warrant at the rescue on May 1, seizing electronics, business records, financial records, firearms, and other evidence, according to the sheriff.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • For leadership teams worldwide, this requires striking a careful balance between responding to immediate disruption and seizing arising opportunities to bolster growth.
    Anna Marks, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The first, Fluid Lensing, is a custom algorithm that removes wave distortion in real time, capturing crystal-clear, high-resolution images of the seafloor.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • Underground, buried fiber-optic cables can sense movement, capturing data that are also then analyzed by AI.
    Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • People milled about clutching small rainbow flags from the human rights organization Outright International.
    Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • The hosts discuss Sorsby as a product of both his own mistakes and opportunistic pearl clutching among college sports leaders.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
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“Grabbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grabbling. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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