grope
verb (used without object)
to feel about with the hands; feel one's way.
have groped
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present perfectof grope.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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And because the Supreme Court has yet to clarify Escobedo with any new decision, some 27 lower courts have groped for the right interpretation.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the past few years, at least 21 states have groped toward legislation on surrogacy, without success.
From Time Magazine Archive
To this dark crypt thousands of reverent visitors have groped 79 their way.
From Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable by John T. (John Thomson) Faris
She would have groped for words to express that quality within her that burned a steady flame all these years, unquenchable, even under the soul-stifling, damp blanket of charity.
From Girl Alone by Anne Austin
She could without doubt have groped her way back to the cave where Bertrand kept his magic, and even thence to the shore.
From The Rocks of Valpre by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
