grope
verb (used without object)
to feel about with the hands; feel one's way.
gropes
Example Sentences
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That’s useful, because the more Johnny gropes his way through his parenting duties, the more exasperating the character becomes, and the more precious and self-regarding the movie feels.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
Partly that’s because most corporate media wouldn’t have carried Hedges’ denunciation of everything it gropes us for.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2019
He slams on the brakes, opens the door, gropes for his cane.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 10, 2018
He gropes around in the inside pocket of his jacket, only to grasp a handful of teabags.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2012
There’s a clatter as she gropes on the lamp table, then a click, and the television set runs through its warm-up.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
