groped; groping
Definition of grope
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search
grope for the light switch
2
: to look for something blindly or uncertainly
grope for the right words
3
: to feel one's way
groped along the dark passage
grope
noun
plural gropes
Definition of grope (Entry 2 of 2)
: an act of groping
made a grope for the light switch And what are these clumsy, embarrassing, fumbling encounters if they are not passes, beery gropes in the dark?— Nick Hornby
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