grope
verb (used without object)
to feel about with the hands; feel one's way.
is groping
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present progressiveof grope (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“The world is facing a new technology, and the law is groping to find ways of dealing with it,” said Bradley J. Hulbert, a lawyer who specializes in this area.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
He, too, is groping for information to help his customers as world events and torrents of water whipsaw markets.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2019
Kelly is groping for a definition of thoughtful that fits Trump.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2017
In its frustration, the Congress is groping for some sort of code of ethics .
From Time Magazine Archive
The parent's query was like the lantern's flash which shows the ladder for which a man is groping.
From Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 by Edward Sylvester Ellis
