gropingn.

/ˈɡrəʊpɪŋ/

Etymology: < grope v. + -ing suffix¹. In Old English grápung.

The action of grope v. in its various senses; †in early use, touch, the sense of touch; in groping, to the touch (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > [noun]

gropingc1000

toucha1398

feela1400

tastea1400

tastinga1400

touching?c1400

tact1651

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [noun] > tentatively

groping1594

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching blindly or as if in dark

groping1594

gropery1777

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > tentative

groping1830

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching tentatively

groping1830

c1000 Ælfric Homilies I. 234 Forðan ðurh his [sc. St. Thomas's] grapunge we sind geleaffulle.

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 153 Wið luue speche cos. vnhende grapunge.

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 142 Unneaðe þauh alast. þuruh þen abbodes gropunge he hit seide.

c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 249 Þese [fyve] wittis ben clepid siȝte, and heering, smelling and taist, wiþ groping.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) iii. xxi. 69 The wytte of gropynge.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Tollem. MS.) (1495) xvii. lii Ebenus..is playne and smoþe in gropynge.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 219 Wyth mowth in kyssyng, wyth hand in gropyng.

c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) iv. 52 Thair followis thingis thre To gar thame ga in gucking, Brasing, graping, and plucking.

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 549 Euery Spirit always searcheth after God as a blind man goeth by groaping.

1791 E. Burke Appeal New to Old Whigs 84 They lost their way by groping about in the dark, and fumbling among rotten parchments and musty records.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. vii. 119 Feeling our way..in these cautious gropings after truth.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Groping, (1) A mode of ascertaining whether geese or fowls have eggs. Var. dial. (2) A mode of catching trout by tickling them with the hands under rocks or banks.

1855 T. T. Lynch Rivulet xl. 56 Is life a groping and a guess, A vain cry in a wilderness..?

1888 Athenæum 1 Dec. 739/1 The tentative mathematical gropings of the Egyptians and Phœnicians.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

gropingadj.

/ˈɡrəʊpɪŋ/

Etymology: < grope v. + -ing suffix².

That gropes, in senses of the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [adjective] > searching blindly or as in dark

gropingc1400

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective]

orrathc1175

unsicker?c1225

doubtousc1374

doubtive1393

unsurec1412

uncertained1470

doubtful1509

unassured1528

scriple?a1534

unpersuadeda1535

uncertainc1540

scrupulous1559

unsatisfied1575

unresolved1587

incertaina1616

dubious1632

scrupling1641

hesitant1647

insecure1649

hesitatious1657

uncleara1658

groping1691

doubting1715

dubitative1728

gingerish1764

vague1806

duberous1818

dubitant1821

undecided1828

inconclusive1836

foreheadless1844

titubant1880

convictionless1882

swithering1917

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 591 He is þe gropande god.

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie i. iii. sig. C8^v Shall Curio streake his lims on his dayes couch, In Sommer bower? and with bare groping touch Incense his lust?

1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 309 The groping World had so bewildred it self in an endless Maze of Errour.

1716 J. Gay Trivia ii. 24 The groaping Blind direct.

1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism i. 75 Amidst its wild and groping earnestness, it sheds a vivid light upon the inward man.

absolute.1850 E. B. Browning Poems (new ed.) II. 168 Or, that a hundred of the groping Like himself had made one Homer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	groping
释义	gropingn. /ˈɡrəʊpɪŋ/ Etymology: < grope v. + -ing suffix¹. In Old English grápung. The action of grope v. in its various senses; †in early use, touch, the sense of touch; in groping, to the touch (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > [noun] gropingc1000 toucha1398 feela1400 tastea1400 tastinga1400 touching?c1400 tact1651 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [noun] > tentatively groping1594 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching blindly or as if in dark groping1594 gropery1777 the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > tentative groping1830 the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching tentatively groping1830 c1000 Ælfric Homilies I. 234 Forðan ðurh his [sc. St. Thomas's] grapunge we sind geleaffulle. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 153 Wið luue speche cos. vnhende grapunge. a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 142 Unneaðe þauh alast. þuruh þen abbodes gropunge he hit seide. c1380 Eng. Wycliffite Serm. in Sel. Wks. I. 249 Þese [fyve] wittis ben clepid siȝte, and heering, smelling and taist, wiþ groping. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) iii. xxi. 69 The wytte of gropynge. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Tollem. MS.) (1495) xvii. lii Ebenus..is playne and smoþe in gropynge. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 219 Wyth mowth in kyssyng, wyth hand in gropyng. c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) iv. 52 Thair followis thingis thre To gar thame ga in gucking, Brasing, graping, and plucking. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 549 Euery Spirit always searcheth after God as a blind man goeth by groaping. 1791 E. Burke Appeal New to Old Whigs 84 They lost their way by groping about in the dark, and fumbling among rotten parchments and musty records. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. vii. 119 Feeling our way..in these cautious gropings after truth. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Groping, (1) A mode of ascertaining whether geese or fowls have eggs. Var. dial. (2) A mode of catching trout by tickling them with the hands under rocks or banks. 1855 T. T. Lynch Rivulet xl. 56 Is life a groping and a guess, A vain cry in a wilderness..? 1888 Athenæum 1 Dec. 739/1 The tentative mathematical gropings of the Egyptians and Phœnicians. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). gropingadj. /ˈɡrəʊpɪŋ/ Etymology: < grope v. + -ing suffix². That gropes, in senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [adjective] > searching blindly or as in dark gropingc1400 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] orrathc1175 unsicker?c1225 doubtousc1374 doubtive1393 unsurec1412 uncertained1470 doubtful1509 unassured1528 scriple?a1534 unpersuadeda1535 uncertainc1540 scrupulous1559 unsatisfied1575 unresolved1587 incertaina1616 dubious1632 scrupling1641 hesitant1647 insecure1649 hesitatious1657 uncleara1658 groping1691 doubting1715 dubitative1728 gingerish1764 vague1806 duberous1818 dubitant1821 undecided1828 inconclusive1836 foreheadless1844 titubant1880 convictionless1882 swithering1917 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 591 He is þe gropande god. 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie i. iii. sig. C8^v Shall Curio streake his lims on his dayes couch, In Sommer bower? and with bare groping touch Incense his lust? 1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 309 The groping World had so bewildred it self in an endless Maze of Errour. 1716 J. Gay Trivia ii. 24 The groaping Blind direct. 1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism i. 75 Amidst its wild and groping earnestness, it sheds a vivid light upon the inward man. absolute.1850 E. B. Browning Poems (new ed.) II. 168 Or, that a hundred of the groping Like himself had made one Homer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1000adj.c1400
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