glomming

Latching on eagerly

Glomming is grabbing, latching onto, or taking hold of something—often eagerly or persistently.

To glom onto an idea is to seize it enthusiastically: She glommed onto the concept and wouldn't let go.

The word can suggest excessive attachment or appropriation: Investors were glomming onto any stock with "tech" in the name.

Sometimes implies stealing or swiping: Someone glommed my parking spot.

mooching

freeloading

Exploiting others' generosity

spongingTaking without reciprocating
leechingExtracting gradually, parasitically
moochingHabitually seeking handouts

bumming · cadging · scrounging · latching onto · parasitic · taking advantage · piggyback · coattails

accumulating

amassing

Collecting in quantity

hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
gatheringCollection of people meeting

collecting · piling up · aggregating · acquiring · accumulating · cornering · scooping up · gobbling up · absorbing · annexing

attaching

sticky

Apt to adhere

clingyTending to hold on
clingHold tightly to
attachJoin or connect

adhere · latch · fasten · grip · clutch · hold · clasp · grasping · tenacious · velcro

grabbing

snatch

Rapid forceful taking

seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
nabSeize or apprehend
graspSeize or understand

clutch · snag · hook · capture · grab · latch onto · pounce · swipe · pluck · yank

Opposites

grasping/taking

glommingreleasing

Allowing to escape

letting go · giving · relinquishing · surrendering · sharing

attachment/clinging

glommingdetaching

Unfastening from attachment

releasing · letting go · distancing · keeping distance · withdrawing

Family

conglomerate, glom, agglomeration, agglomerate, conglomeration, conglomerated, conglomerating, gloms, glommed

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