Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Grasping · Grasp·ing · IPA /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/ 01 a. Seizing; embracing; catching. 1. Seizing; embracing; catching. 2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.