grope
verb (used without object)
to feel about with the hands; feel one's way.
am groping
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present progressiveof grope (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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By noon I am groping on the outer limits of reason.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
I cannot be content to feel that I am groping in the dark weakly and blindly while you are in the light, strong and self- contained!
From The Life Everlasting; a reality of romance by Marie Corelli
"I am groping about to find what is right."
From Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair
You discern the darkness in which I am groping.
From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Lewis Wallace
Absolutely none; I am groping in the dark, without a single clew.
From Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune by Alonzo Kimball
