grope [gropegropesgropedgroping] verb, noun BrE [ɡrəʊp] NAmE [ɡroʊp] verb 1. intransitive ~ (around)(for sth) to try and find sth that you cannot see, by feeling with your hands •He groped around in the dark for his other sock. •She groped for the railing to steady her as she fell. • (figurative)‘It's so…, so…’ I was groping for the right word to describe it. 2. transitive, intransitive to try and reach a place by feeling with your hands because you cannot see clearly ~ your way + adv./prep. •He groped his way up the staircase in the dark. •+ adv./prep. She groped through the darkness towards the doors. 3. transitive ~ sb (informal)to touch sb sexually, especially when they do not want you to Verb forms:
Word Origin: Old English grāpian, of West Germanic origin; related to ↑gripe.
Example Bank: •She groped blindly for the door handle. •‘It's so… so…’ I was groping for the right word to describe it. •I groped for the light switch. •She described how he had groped her whenever they were alone. •She groped for the railing to steady herself as she fell.
noun (informal) an act of groping sb (= touching them sexually)
Word Origin: Old English grāpian, of West Germanic origin; related to ↑gripe.
