groping

[groh-ping]

adjective

1. moving or going about clumsily or hesitantly; stumbling.

2. showing or reflecting a desire to understand, especially something that proves puzzling.

   a groping scrutiny; a groping expression.

Other Word Forms

• gropingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of groping¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; grope, -ing ²

Example Sentences

But this week, BBC News reported that 50 more people have come forward with fresh allegations of inappropriate comments, touching and groping - which Wallace denies.

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Seven female wrestlers, including the minor, registered complaints with the police accusing Singh of molesting and groping them at training camps and tournaments.

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Since then, further claims of "groping" and "touching" have emerged, all of which Wallace has strenuously denied.

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None of this madness has caused his staff or the right-wing media to hesitate for a moment to keep spinning, claiming faith that Trump's moronic groping is a secret genius plan to make everyone super-rich.

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Dublin City Council is running a pilot scheme for a week in May after complaints of people groping the sculpture's breasts.

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