groped; groping
1
: to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search
grope for the light switch
2
: to look for something blindly or uncertainly
grope for the right words
3
: to feel one's way
groped along the dark passage
groper
noun
plural gropes
: an act of groping
made a grope for the light switch
And what are these clumsy, embarrassing, fumbling encounters if they are not passes, beery gropes in the dark?—
Nick Hornby
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Examples of grope in a Sentence
Verb
I groped for the light switch.
She groped around in her purse, looking for her comb.
We groped along the dark passage.
She claims that her boss tried to grope her.
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Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
Combs has been hit by several civil lawsuits in the last year, including one from Dawn Richard, a former member of the girl group Danity Kane, who alleged that Combs groped, assaulted and imprisoned her and threatened her life.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
He was arrested in December 2017 on similar charges when former members went to police after seeing Stair grope a 12-year-old in front of his congregation on YouTube.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
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Verb
National Review exists to hold out a lantern in the dark, to help our readers — and each other — to grope through the long night, and to find steadying wisdom of our forefathers.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
Combs has been hit by several civil lawsuits in the last year, including one from Dawn Richard, a former member of the girl group Danity Kane, who alleged that Combs groped, assaulted and imprisoned her and threatened her life.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Noun
On numerous occasions, under the guise of helping a stylist prepare Richard for performances, Combs would also barge into her changing room unannounced and grope parts of her body without her consent, the lawsuit also alleges.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
He was arrested in December 2017 on similar charges when former members went to police after seeing Stair grope a 12-year-old in front of his congregation on YouTube.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Grope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grope. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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grope
verb
groped; groping
1
: to seek by or as if by feeling around uncertainly
groped for the light switch
grope for the right word
2
: to feel one's way by groping
grope along a wall
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