grope round
Frequency: 4.50.3 per million words
to search for something in an area by feeling with your hands
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Examples (10)
- I had to grope round in the dark to find the light switch.
- She groped round inside her bag for her keys.
- He was groping round on the floor for his glasses.
- We watched him grope round the attic looking for the old box.
- Without a torch, I just groped round hoping to find the exit.
- The mechanic groped round under the car to find the loose bolt.
- She began to grope round the shelf for a matchbox.
- He groped round in the muddy water trying to find his ring.
- I spent ten minutes groping round the drawer for a pen that worked.
- The blindfolded child groped round trying to catch the others.