grab at

To try to quickly catch or take hold of something, or to eagerly try to get an opportunity.

"She grabbed at the railing as she slipped on the wet steps."

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Breathtaking Wildlife Worlds - Narrated by David Attenborough | BBC Earth

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And then there are chasers who go and grab at the

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