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Grope

noun/ɡɹˈoʊp/
Definition
the act of groping; and instance of groping
feel about uncertainly or blindly
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɡɹˈoʊp/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡɹˈəʊp/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡɹˈəʊp/
1 syllable Say it as /ɡɹˈoʊp/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
fumble
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of groping; and instance of groping
verbfeel about uncertainly or blindly
“She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom”
verbsearch blindly or uncertainly
“His mind groped to make the connection”
verbfondle for sexual pleasure
“He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly”
Word Forms
gropeverbfondle for sexual pleasure
gropenounthe act of groping; and instance of groping
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
tasten
der Akt des Tastens; und Beispiel des Tastens
🇫🇷French
tâtonner
l'acte de tâtonner ; et exemple de tâtonnement
🇪🇸Spanish
ir a tientas
el acto de manosear; y caso de manoseo
🇮🇹Italian
brancolare
l'atto di palpare; e esempio di palpeggiamento
🇳🇱Dutch
tasten
de daad van betasten; en voorbeeld van betasten
🇵🇹Portuguese
tatear
o ato de tatear; e exemplo de tatear
🇷🇺Russian
нащупывать
акт ощупывания; и пример нащупывания
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अंधे की तरह खोजना
टटोलने की क्रिया; और टटोलने का उदाहरण
🇧🇩Bengali
হাতছানি
আঁকড়ে ধরার কাজ; এবং দৃষ্টান্ত হস্তক্ষেপ
🇮🇳Tamil
தடுமாறி
தழும்பும் செயல்; மற்றும் தடுமாறுதல் நிகழ்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
తడబడు
గ్రోపింగ్ చర్య; మరియు తడుముకోడం యొక్క ఉదాహరణ
🇮🇳Marathi
हातपाय मारणे
हातपाय मारण्याची क्रिया; आणि हातपाय मारण्याचे उदाहरण
🇮🇳Gujarati
હાથ મારવું
હાથ પકડવાની ક્રિયા; અને ગૂંગળામણનો દાખલો
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಡಕಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ
ಗ್ರೋಪಿಂಗ್ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ಮತ್ತು ತಡಕಾಡುವ ಉದಾಹರಣೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തപ്പി
തപ്പിനടക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി; തപ്പിത്തടയുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഉദാഹരണവും
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਛਾਲ ਮਾਰਨਾ
ਛਾਲ ਮਾਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ; ਅਤੇ ਛਾਲ ਮਾਰਨ ਦੀ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹٹولنا
ٹٹولنے کا عمل اور ٹٹولنے کی مثال
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
摸索
摸索的行为；和摸索的例子
🇯🇵Japanese
手探り
痴漢行為。そして痴漢行為の例
🇰🇷Korean
더듬다
더듬는 행위; 그리고 더듬는 사례
🇻🇳Vietnamese
mò mẫm
hành động mò mẫm; và trường hợp mò mẫm
🇹🇭Thai
ควาน
การคลำ; และตัวอย่างการคลำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
merogoh
tindakan meraba-raba; dan contoh meraba-raba
🇵🇭Filipino
kakapa
ang gawa ng pangangapa; at halimbawa ng pangangapa
🇲🇾Malay
meraba-raba
perbuatan meraba-raba; dan contoh meraba-raba
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تلمس
فعل التحسس؛ ومثال التلمس
🇮🇷Persian
دست زدن
عمل دست زدن؛ و نمونه ای از دست زدن
🇹🇷Turkish
okşamak
el yordamıyla hareket etme eylemi; ve el yordamı örneği
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְגַשֵׁשׁ
פעולת הגישוש; ומופע של גישושים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'grope'?
The primary meaning of 'grope' is 'the act of groping; and instance of groping'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'grope' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'grope' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'grope' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'grope' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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