groped

Variant of grope

grope definition

grope (grōp)

intransitive verb groped, groping grop′·ing

to feel or search about blindly, hesitantly, or uncertainly; feel one's way

Etymology: ME gropien < OE grapian, to touch, seize, akin to Ger greifen, to grasp: for IE base see gripe

transitive verb

  1. to seek or find (one's way) by groping
  2. Slang to make sexual advances by touching (a person)

noun

an act or instance of groping

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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