was grasping
-saisissais
Past progressive conjugation of grasp. There are other translations for this conjugation.

grasp

Her aunt was grasping the book as if it would fly away.
Sa tante tenait le livre comme s'il allait s'envoler.
I was grasping a boy, and now I release... a man.
J'ai agrippé un garçon, et maintenant je relâche... un homme.
He said I was grasping at straws.
Il a dit je saisissais aux pailles.
The third Eldrazi was grasping for her with eight bifurcated appendages that ended in sixteen eight-fingered hands.
Le troisième Eldrazi tentait de l'attraper avec huit membres dédoublés qui se terminaient par seize mains à huit doigts.
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