groped; groping
1
: to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search
grope for the light switch
2
: to look for something blindly or uncertainly
grope for the right words
3
: to feel one's way
groped along the dark passage
groper
noun
plural gropes
: an act of groping
made a grope for the light switch
And what are these clumsy, embarrassing, fumbling encounters if they are not passes, beery gropes in the dark?—
Nick Hornby
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Examples of grope in a Sentence
Verb
I groped for the light switch.
She groped around in her purse, looking for her comb.
We groped along the dark passage.
She claims that her boss tried to grope her.
Recent Examples on the WebPatrick Svitek and Isaac Arnsdorf The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
In December, Asta Jonasson, a former assistant to the Fast and Furious actor, filed a complaint in Los Angeles, alleging that Diesel, now 56, forcibly pulled her onto a bed, groped her breasts and legs and masturbated at a hotel in Atlanta back in 2010.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Jones, who plays multiple instruments and was hired by Combs in 2022 to help produce his latest album, claims Combs threatened him, groped him and drugged him in the suit.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office plans to increase patrols around Half Moon Bay’s Smith Field Park after a woman was groped while walking on a nearby trail.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
At these locations, Jones claims that Combs would grope and touch his genitals, would shower in front of him and walk around his house naked.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
Further investigation revealed the man groped a woman inside the grocery store earlier that day, then returned and touched three more women, Cobb police spokesman Sgt.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Though still groped and propositioned, successful female power players in the industry were mostly left alone by the biggest male power players.
—Amy Dubois Barnett, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
That team proposed slicing off the top of Miranda’s skull and then groping down to her brain stem.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
Verb
The lawsuit began last year when a Republican operative, Carlton Huffman, alleged that Schlapp groped him without his consent during a political trip to Georgia in October 2022, then said in the suit that Schlapp also defamed him by denying the allegation and attacking his credibility.
—Patrick Svitek and Isaac Arnsdorf The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 28 Mar. 2024
In December, Asta Jonasson, a former assistant to the Fast and Furious actor, filed a complaint in Los Angeles, alleging that Diesel, now 56, forcibly pulled her onto a bed, groped her breasts and legs and masturbated at a hotel in Atlanta back in 2010.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Jones, who plays multiple instruments and was hired by Combs in 2022 to help produce his latest album, claims Combs threatened him, groped him and drugged him in the suit.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office plans to increase patrols around Half Moon Bay’s Smith Field Park after a woman was groped while walking on a nearby trail.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
At these locations, Jones claims that Combs would grope and touch his genitals, would shower in front of him and walk around his house naked.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
Further investigation revealed the man groped a woman inside the grocery store earlier that day, then returned and touched three more women, Cobb police spokesman Sgt.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Though still groped and propositioned, successful female power players in the industry were mostly left alone by the biggest male power players.
—Amy Dubois Barnett, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
That team proposed slicing off the top of Miranda’s skull and then groping down to her brain stem.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Grope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grope. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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grope
verb
groped; groping
1
: to seek by or as if by feeling around uncertainly
groped for the light switch
grope for the right word
2
: to feel one's way by groping
grope along a wall
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