grope
verb (used without object)
to feel about with the hands; feel one's way.
has groped
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present perfectof grope (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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On nights and weekends, he has groped his way along through failures and setbacks sharp enough to make him nearly weep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2015
Through countless years he has groped and crawled and struggled and climbed and stumbled toward the light.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Robert Green Ingersoll
To the west, away from the river, the town has groped beyond a prairie frontier that had once been sacred to boyish games and the family cow.
From The Boss of Little Arcady by Harry Leon Wilson
