grab at

grab at someone or something

and grab for someone or something

to grasp quickly at someone or something; to try to seize someone or something. He grabbed at me, but I got away unscathed. I grabbed at the rope, but missed. The teacher grabbed for the little boy and held him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aman	['æmən]
Tanja	TAHN-yah (German, Finnish)	German, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Apollinariya	-	Russian
GÁSpÁR	-	Hungarian
Asgeir	-	Norwegian
Gennadi	gye-NAH-dee, gee-NAH-dee	Russian