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Craving vs Grasping - What's the difference?

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Craving is a related term of grasping.


As nouns the difference between craving and grasping

is that craving is a strong desire; yearning while grasping is the act of one who grasps or covets.

As verbs the difference between craving and grasping

is that craving is while grasping is .

As an adjective grasping is

greedy, eager for wealth.

craving

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) cravinge, from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A strong desire; yearning

    • Etymology 2

    From crave.

    Verb

    (head)

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    grasping

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Greedy, eager for wealth.
  • * 1990 , (Robert Fagles) (translator), The Iliad :
    • Just how, Agamemnon, great field marshal . . . most grasping man alive, how can the generous Argives give you prizes now? I know of no troves of treasure, piled, lying idle, anywhere.

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    * graspingly * graspingness

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    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who grasps or covets.
  • * 2009 , Jed McKenna, Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment
    • These are my connections, my attachments. Maybe all I really am is the sum of all these connections, these fearful longings and graspings .

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