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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grop•ing (grō′ping),USA pronunciation adj. - moving or going about clumsily or hesitantly;
stumbling. - showing or reflecting a desire to understand, esp. something that proves puzzling:a groping scrutiny; a groping expression.
- 1300–50; Middle English; see grope, -ing2
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grope /groʊp/USA pronunciation v., groped, grop•ing, n. v. - to feel about with the hands;
feel one's way hesitantly: [no object]to grope around in the darkness.[~ + object]I groped my way up the dark stairs. - to search uncertainly:[~ + for]were groping for an answer to the latest crisis.
- [~ + object][Slang.]to touch or handle (someone) sexually;
fondle.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of groping.
grop•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grope (grōp),USA pronunciation v., groped, grop•ing, n. v.i. - to feel about with the hands;
feel one's way:I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch. - to search blindly or uncertainly:He seemed to be groping for an answer to the question.
v.t. - to seek by or as if by groping:to grope one's way up the dark stairs.
- to touch or handle (someone) for sexual pleasure.
n. - an act or instance of groping.
- Slang Termsan act or instance of sexually fondling another person.
- bef. 900; Middle English gropien,, Old English grāpian, derivative of grāp grasp; akin to gripe, grasp
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fumble, probe, fish.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grope /ɡrəʊp/ vb - (intransitive) usually followed by for: to feel or search about uncertainly (for something) with the hands
- (intr; usually followed by for or after) to search uncertainly or with difficulty (for a solution, answer, etc)
- (transitive) to find or make (one's way) by groping
- (transitive) slang to feel or fondle the body of (someone) for sexual gratification
n - the act of groping
Etymology: Old English grāpian; related to Old High German greifōn, Norwegian greipa; compare gripeˈgropingly adv |