Groping Meaning
/ɡrˈoʊpɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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verbpresent participle and gerund of grope
nounAn act of groping; a grope.
"Sexual harassment may include rape or attempted rape; it may include gropings, touching up and suggestive remarks."
"But we now look at the Met's westerly gropings. These began from the new, south-westerly pointing annexe at Paddington - Paddington (Praed Street). From there the Met marched on Bayswater (now Queensway), Notting Hill Gate, High Street Kensington and Gloucester Road before effecting its rendezvous with the District at South Kensington in December 1868."— 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 57:
Sentence Examples
We are groping for a way out of the present situation.
The government is still groping for a solution to the problem.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In the total darkness, he was ____ for the light switch on the wall.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The power went out, and we found ourselves ____ around in the dark, trying to find a flashlight or candles.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In the total darkness, he was ____ for the light switch on the wall.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The power went out, and we found ourselves ____ around in the dark, trying to find a flashlight or candles.