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1 grope
1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verbgrope one's way [along] — sich [entlang]tasten; (fig.) [sich durch]lavieren (ugs. abwertend)
* * *[ɡrəup](to search for something by feeling with one's hands: He groped his way through the smoke; He groped for the door.) tasten* * *[grəʊp, AM groʊp]I. n2. ( usu fam: clumsy touch) Fummeln nt kein pl fam, Fummelei f fam; (sexual touch) Betatschen nt kein pl, Befummeln nt kein pl fam, Begrapschen nt kein pl famshe accused him of trying to have a \grope sie warf ihm vor, er habe versucht, sie zu betatschen famII. vi tastento \grope for the right words nach den richtigen Worten suchenIII. vt1. (search)to \grope one's way sich dat tastend seinen Weg suchen* * *[grəʊp]1. vi(herum)tasten (for nach); (for words, solution) suchen (for nach)to be groping in the dark — im Dunkeln tappen
2. vttasten nach; (inf) girlfriend befummeln (inf)to grope (one's way) in/out — sich hinein-/hinaustasten
they are groping ( their way) toward(s) a cure — sie bemühen sich darum, ein Heilmittel zu finden
3. n (inf)to have a grope — fummeln (inf)
a quick grope — eine schnelle Fummelei (inf)
* * *grope [ɡrəʊp]grope in the dark bes fig im Dunkeln tappen;B v/t1. tastend suchen:grope one’s way sich vorwärts tasten2. umg ein Mädchen etc befummelnC s1. Tasten n* * *1. intransitive verb2. transitive verbgrope for the right word/truth — nach dem richtigen Wort/der Wahrheit suchen
grope one's way [along] — sich [entlang]tasten; (fig.) [sich durch]lavieren (ugs. abwertend)
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2 grope
[grəʊp, Am groʊp] n2) (usu fam: clumsy touch) Fummeln nt kein pl ( fam), Fummelei f ( fam) ( sexual touch) Betatschen nt kein pl, Befummeln nt kein pl ( fam), Begrapschen nt kein pl ( fam)she accused him of trying to have a \grope sie warf ihm vor, er habe versucht, sie zu betatschen ( fam) vi tasten;to \grope for the right words nach den richtigen Worten suchen vt1) ( search)to \grope one's way sich dat tastend seinen Weg suchen
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grope one's way — feel one s way, guess one s way; proceed by trial and error, proceed uncertainly … English contemporary dictionary
feel one's way — grope, fumble, find one s way with the hands or sense of touch; progress intuitively or through trial and error … English contemporary dictionary
grope — /grohp/, v., groped, groping, n. v.i. 1. to feel about with the hands; feel one s way: I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch. 2. to search blindly or uncertainly: He seemed to be groping for an answer to the… … Universalium
grope — [[t]groʊp[/t]] v. groped, grop•ing, n. 1) to feel about with the hands; feel one s way hesitantly: to grope around in the darkness[/ex] 2) to search blindly or uncertainly: to be groping for an answer[/ex] 3) to seek by or as if by groping: to… … From formal English to slang
Grope — (gr[=o]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groped} (gr[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Groping}.] [OE. gropen, gropien, grapien, AS. gr[=a]pian to touch, grope, fr. gr[imac]pan to gripe. See {Gripe}.] 1. To feel with or use the hands; to handle. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grope — [grōp] vi. groped, groping [ME gropien < OE grapian, to touch, seize, akin to Ger greifen, to grasp: for IE base see GRIPE] to feel or search about blindly, hesitantly, or uncertainly; feel one s way vt. 1. to seek or find (one s way) by… … English World dictionary
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grope — [c]/groʊp / (say grohp) verb (groped, groping) –verb (i) 1. to feel about with the hands; feel one s way. 2. to search blindly or uncertainly. –verb (t) 3. to seek by or as by feeling. 4. Colloquial to fondle sexually. –noun 5. a clumsy movement; …
grope — v. n. Feel one s way (as in the dark), pick one s way, move blindly, move stumblingly … New dictionary of synonyms
grope — grəʊp v. find one s way by feeling with the hands, feel about, probe; search uncertainly, seek blindly; touch or feel someone s body … English contemporary dictionary