Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grasps at straws

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
grasp-s at s-traws
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does grasps at straws mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of grasp at straws

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