groping
[ groh-ping ]
/ ˈgroʊ pɪŋ /
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adjective
moving or going about clumsily or hesitantly; stumbling.
showing or reflecting a desire to understand, especially something that proves puzzling: a groping scrutiny; a groping expression.
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.
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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
OTHER WORDS FROM groping
grop·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby groping
groove of nail matrix, grooving saw, groovy, grope, groper, groping, Gropius, Gropius, Walter, Gropper, Gros, grosbeak
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