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grope
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
gropes; groped; groping
gropes; groped; groping
Learner's definition of GROPE
1
[no object] : to search for something by reaching or touching usually with your fingers in an awkward way（用手）摸索，搜索，探寻 — often used figuratively常用作比喻
- I groped for the light switch.我摸索着找电灯开关。
- She groped around in her purse, looking for her comb.她在手提包里摸索着找她的梳子。
- He was groping for a tactful way to break the news.他想要用圆滑得体的方式说出实情。
2
: to move forward carefully by putting your hands in front of you so that you can feel anything that blocks you（用手）摸索着向前走
[no object]
- We groped along the dark passage.我们沿着黑暗的走廊摸索着向前走。
[+ object]
- We groped our way [=felt our way] along the dark passage.我们摸黑沿着走廊向前走。
3
[+ object] : to touch (someone) in an unwanted and unexpected sexual way猥亵，乱摸（某人）
- She claims that her boss tried to grope her.她声称她的老板企图猥亵她。
groped; groping
groper noun
Example Sentences
Verb I groped for the light switch. She groped around in her purse, looking for her comb. We groped along the dark passage. She claims that her boss tried to grope her.
Recent Examples on the Web
Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 15 June 2022 But others show children appearing to grope classmates on a playground. New York Times, 31 May 2022 Big swings have been jerking markets around in recent weeks as investors grope to guess how much economic damage Russia's invasion of Ukraine will do. Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2022 Skip moves close to Candy, near enough to grope her. Mark Jacobson, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021 This leaves the rest of us to grope around in the dark and hazard guesses. Chris Roberts, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 The people who write about cities—I’ve done it myself—also tend to grope for organizing metaphors in current science. Adam Rogers, Wired, 10 Aug. 2021 The clock isn't going back to a time when a young White man could get drunk, grope women, and brag about his parents' money. Jay Parini, CNN, 7 Aug. 2021 Yet even as Lebanon began last year to grope through one of its darkest moments, volunteers came from every corner of the country to help. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2021 See More
Verb
China is through the worst of its spring slump, as megacities like Shanghai and Beijing grope toward full reopening and fiscal stimulus starts to kick in. Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 15 June 2022 But others show children appearing to grope classmates on a playground. New York Times, 31 May 2022 Big swings have been jerking markets around in recent weeks as investors grope to guess how much economic damage Russia's invasion of Ukraine will do. Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2022 Skip moves close to Candy, near enough to grope her. Mark Jacobson, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2021 This leaves the rest of us to grope around in the dark and hazard guesses. Chris Roberts, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 The people who write about cities—I’ve done it myself—also tend to grope for organizing metaphors in current science. Adam Rogers, Wired, 10 Aug. 2021 The clock isn't going back to a time when a young White man could get drunk, grope women, and brag about his parents' money. Jay Parini, CNN, 7 Aug. 2021 Yet even as Lebanon began last year to grope through one of its darkest moments, volunteers came from every corner of the country to help. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English grāpian; akin to Old English grīpan to seize
First Known Use
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun
circa 1513, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of grope was before the 12th century Phrases Containing grope
verb
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