grope

verb

Meaning

Search for something blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands.

Examples

He groped for his glasses on the nightstand in the middle of the night.
The hikers groped their way through the dense fog toward the trail marker.

Synonyms: feel, fumble, scrabble, palpate

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grope

verb

Pronunciation: /ɡroʊp/

Definition

Search for something blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands.

Examples

He groped for his glasses on the nightstand in the middle of the night.
The hikers groped their way through the dense fog toward the trail marker.
I groped around in my bag until I finally located my keys.

How to Use grope

grope for (prepositional phrase): to search for something blindly — "He groped for the door handle in the pitch black room."
grope one's way (collocation): to move carefully and slowly by feeling — "We had to grope our way through the dark basement."

Synonyms of grope

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