0 to feel with your hands, especially in order to find or move towards something when you cannot see easily: --
He groped me as I was going to the bar.
I had to grope my way up the dark stairs.
She groped for her glasses on the bedside table.
1 a sexual touch, usually an unwanted and unpleasant one --
2 to search for something you cannot see or find easily, esp. by feeling with your hands: --
[ I ] She stands on her toes and gropes around on the closet shelf.
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May 10, 2021
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grope