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to grope
01
to search uncertainly or blindly by feeling with the hands
Intransitive: to grope for sth
Examples
He frequently gropes in his pockets for his keys.
02
to move or navigate uncertainly, relying on touch
Intransitive: to grope somewhere
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
grope
3rd person singular
gropes
Present participle
groping
Past simple
groped
Past participle
groped
Examples
She groped along the wall in the pitch-black room, trying to find the door.
03
to touch or handle someone or something in a clumsy, awkward, or invasive manner
Transitive: to grope sb
Examples
She felt uncomfortable when the stranger tried to grope her in the crowded subway.
Grope
01
the act of groping; and instance of groping
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
gropes
Lexical Tree
groping
grope
