| VERB | contact | grope, fumble | feel about uncertainly or blindly |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | grope | search blindly or uncertainly | |
| contact | grope | fondle for sexual pleasure | |
| NOUN | act | grope | the act of groping / groping / groping |
| Sounds | grow'p | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | allotrope ... tope: 34 rhymes with owp... | |
| Meaning | The act of groping / groping / groping; and instance of groping / groping / groping. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
| Verbs | grope | feel about uncertainly or blindly |
| grope | fondle for sexual pleasure | |
| grope | search blindly or uncertainly | |
| Meaning | Feel about uncertainly or blindly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom" | |
| Synonym | fumble | |
| Broader | search, seek, look for | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of |
| See also | grope for | feel searchingly |
| Spanish | buscar a tientas, palpar, tantear | |
| Nouns | grope | the act of groping / groping / groping |
| Meaning | Search blindly or uncertainly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Example | "His mind groped to make the connection" | |
| Broader | try, seek, attempt, essay, assay | make an effort or attempt |
| Spanish | tantear | |
| Nouns | grope | the act of groping / groping / groping |
| Meaning | Fondle for sexual pleasure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly" | |
| Broader | caress, fondle | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner |
| Spanish | meter mano, toquetear | |
| Nouns | grope | the act of groping / groping / groping |
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