grope
verb (used without object)
to feel about with the hands; feel one's way.
are groping
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present progressiveof grope.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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Such people are groping for answers and meaning.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2025
Iran and the United States are groping their way out of several simultaneous crises, including over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2024
And England, as in early 2019, are groping in the dark.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2022
In short, investors, a group that hates uncertainty, are groping their way through what is the worst stock market rout and growth scare in years.
From Reuters ● Mar. 10, 2020
They are groping towards a new social and economic order which, in their hope and belief, would be an improvement.
From War-Time Financial Problems by Hartley Withers
