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grab at straws

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

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

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of grasp at straws.

Inflected Forms

grabs at straws (present, singular) grabbing at straws (participle, present) grabbed at straws (participle, past) grabbed at straws (past)

Questions

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

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