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grope
[grohp]
verb (used without object)
to feel about with the hands; feel one's way.
I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch.
Synonyms: , ,to search blindly or uncertainly.
He seemed to be groping for an answer to the question.
verb (used with object)
to seek by or as if by groping.
to grope one's way up the dark stairs.
Slang.to touch or fondle (someone) for sexual pleasure, especially without the person’s consent.
noun
an act or instance of groping.
Slang.an act or instance of sexually fondling another person.
grope
/ ɡəʊ /
verb
to feel or search about uncertainly (for something) with the hands
(intr; usually foll by for or after) to search uncertainly or with difficulty (for a solution, answer, etc)
(tr) to find or make (one's way) by groping
slang(tr) to feel or fondle the body of (someone) for sexual gratification
noun
the act of groping
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈDZ辱Բ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of grope1
Example Sentences
Seven female wrestlers, including the minor, registered complaints with the police accusing Singh of molesting and groping them at training camps and tournaments.
Both women said that Depardieu, now 76, groped them on separate occasions.
Since then, further claims of "groping" and "touching" have emerged, all of which Wallace has strenuously denied.
None of this madness has caused his staff or the right-wing media to hesitate for a moment to keep spinning, claiming faith that Trump's moronic groping is a secret genius plan to make everyone super-rich.
Dublin City Council is running a pilot scheme for a week in May after complaints of people groping the sculpture's breasts.
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