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   grope

   /ɡrəʊp/

   verb

   • 1. search blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands: "she groped for her spectacles" Similar fumblescrabblefishferret (about)ferret (around)rummage (about)rummage (round)rummage (around)root aboutroot aroundfeelcast aboutcast roundcast aroundsearchhuntlookinformal:rootle aroundrare:grabbleroust around
   • ▪ move along uncertainly by feeling objects as one goes: "she blew out the candle and groped her way to the door"
   • ▪ search uncertainly for (a word or answer) in one's mind: "she was groping for the words which would express what she thought"
   • 2. fondle (someone) for sexual pleasure roughly or clumsily, or without the person's consent: informal "I don't want strangers groping me" Similar fondletouchmolestinterfere withassaultsexually assaultabusesexually abuseinformal:pawmaulfeel uptouch upgoose

   noun

   • 1. an act of fondling someone for sexual pleasure: informal "she and Steve sneaked off for a quick grope"

   Word Origin Old Englishgrāpian, of West Germanic origin; related to gripe.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gropingly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGROPE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to feel with your hands, especially in order to find or move towards something when you cannot see easily: grope for She groped for her glasses on the bedside table. grope your way I had to grope my way up the dark stairs. [ T ] informal. to touch someone's body in order to get sexual pleasure, usually when the person does not like it:

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gropeGrope Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of GROPE is to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search. How to use grope in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › gropeGROPE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Grope definition: to feel about with the hands; feel one's way. See examples of GROPE used in a sentence.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgrope verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of grope verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › gropeGrope - definition of grope by The Free Dictionary

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   Define grope. grope synonyms, grope pronunciation, grope translation, English dictionary definition of grope. v. groped , grop·ing , gropes v. intr. 1. To reach about uncertainly; feel one's way: groped for the telephone. 2. To search blindly or uncertainly: grope...

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGROPE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you grope for something, for example the solution to a problem, you try to think of it, when you have no real idea what it could be. He groped for solutions to the problems facing the country. [ VERB for noun ]

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › gropeGrope - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   verb. feel about uncertainly or blindly. “She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom” synonyms: fumble. see more. verb. search blindly or uncertainly. “His mind groped to make the connection” see more. verb. fondle for sexual pleasure. see more. noun. the act of groping; and instance of groping. see more. Pronunciation. US. /groʊp/