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grope
has definitions from the field of sexuality
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[ verb ] feel about uncertainly or blindly
Synonyms Examples "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom" Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)In this manner they side-step the seemingly hopeless investigation of the greater depths of mystery in which all_of us grope continually . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)But he groped blindly . If he failed to reach the riverbank in five minutes , say , then the skiffs would pull away and leave him groping in the mud . |
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[ verb ] search blindly or uncertainly
Examples "His mind groped to make the connection" Used in print (Clifford Irving, The Valley....)In_vain his mind groped to reassemble the bones of the relationships he had sought so desperately , but they would not come_to_life . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (sexuality) fondle for sexual pleasure
Examples "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of groping; and instance of groping
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