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grab at a straw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
grab at a s-traw
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of grasp at straws.

Inflected Forms

grabs at a straw (present, singular) grabbing at a straw (participle, present) grabbed at a straw (participle, past) grabbed at a straw (past)

Questions

What does grab at a straw mean?
Alternative form of grasp at straws.

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