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US
/ˈɡɹoʊp/
]
[ UK /ɡɹˈəʊp/ ]
[ UK /ɡɹˈəʊp/ ]
NOUN
- the act of groping; and instance of groping
VERB
-
feel about uncertainly or blindly
She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom -
search blindly or uncertainly
His mind groped to make the connection -
fondle for sexual pleasure
He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly
How To Use grope In A Sentence
- She groped for her key in her bag.
- I groped for the gear stick, sobbing desperately as the car lurched forward.
- He groped about for some answer that could be phrased in their language, letting his mind flicker from the modern electronic gadgets back to the old-time tide predicter. The Sky Is Falling
- Hardships grope for years. If I can anticipate results.
- She groped blindly for the light switch in the dark room.
- a socialite's life † heidi montag and spencer pratt were busy spreading a message of 'grope' - ugh! popsugar † mischa barton is Friday October 24 2008 @ 7: 55AM Popbytes
- Where are you going, Rex?" said Anna one gray morning when her father had set off in his carriage to the sessions, Mrs. Gascoigne with him, and she had observed that her brother had on his antigropelos, the utmost approach he possessed to a hunting equipment. Daniel Deronda
- I groped through the passageway, and pushed open the worn door out into the kitchen yard.
- My hand groped for the door handle.
- Because the insectan sandgropers spend virtually their whole lives underground, they have been difficult subjects for study and little was known about their biology until recently.