English Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæbɪŋ/ Verb grabbing present participle and gerund of grab Derived terms attention-grabbing Noun grabbing (plural grabbings) The act of one who grabs; a snatching. 2005, Jeff Metzger, Cubicle Cowboy, page 168:On the way out, all five of us were subjected to an absolute gauntlet of ass-grabbings and crotch-grabbings. I suspected most of the culprits to be transvestites.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.