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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In the past few years, at least 21 states have groped toward legislation on surrogacy, without success.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
They watch the skies with sharper eyes, and their minds have groped closer to the truth.
From The Mississippi Saucer by Frank Belknap Long
That we have groped for the way of right conduct and agonized over the soul betokens our spiritual endowment.
From Revolution, and Other Essays by Jack London
"But I have groped with great care?" replied the dwarf.
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
