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groping
grope G0277700 (grōp)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 for an answer.v.tr.1. To make (one's way) by reaching about uncertainly.2. Slang To handle or fondle for sexual pleasure.n. The act or an instance of groping.
[Middle English gropen, from Old English grāpian.]
grop′er n.grop′ing·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | groping - acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence; "a groping effort to understand"incertain, uncertain, unsure - lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers" |
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