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groping

[ groh-ping ]

adjective

  1. moving or going about clumsily or hesitantly; stumbling.
  2. showing or reflecting a desire to understand, especially something that proves puzzling:

    a groping scrutiny; a groping expression.



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Other Word Forms

  • DZiԲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of groping1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; grope, -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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Since then, further claims of "groping" and "touching" have emerged, all of which Wallace has strenuously denied.

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None of this madness has caused his staff or the right-wing media to hesitate for a moment to keep spinning, claiming faith that Trump's moronic groping is a secret genius plan to make everyone super-rich.

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Dublin City Council is running a pilot scheme for a week in May after complaints of people groping the sculpture's breasts.

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The American people will be left groping in the dark.

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Such people are groping for answers and meaning.

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