Definition of "grubbing" []

• Present participle of grub. (verb)

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• "A lack of authenticity, especially out of unspecific fears, or motivated by money-grubbing, is degrading to a public official -- one ugly example is former war-hero John McCain whose mealy-mouthed cringing has turned him into an object of rightful scorn."
• "I think an unintentional result of Deferment Cheney’s money grubbing is that decent Republicans have started standing up to the extremists who have taken over their party."
• "I'm not smart enough to be an engineer, and the idea of grubbing coins in trade didn't appeal much either."