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"text": "a. 1812. Joseph Stevens Buckminster, sermon\nto grope about a little longer among the miseries and sensualities of a worldly life"
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"ref": "1886 May – 1887 April, Thomas Hardy, chapter IV, in The Woodlanders […], volume I, London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., published 1887, →OCLC, page 56:",
"text": "In the hollow shades of the roof could be seen pale dangling arms of ivy which had crept through the joints of the tiles and were groping in vain for some support, their leaves being dwarfed and sickly for want of sunlight; [...]",
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"ref": "[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC:",
"text": "Yet there was no time to be lost if I was ever to get out alive, and so I groped with my hands against the side of the grave until I made out the bottom edge of the slab, and then fell to grubbing beneath it with my fingers. But the earth, which the day before had looked light and loamy to the eye, was stiff and hard enough when one came to tackle it with naked hands, and in an hour's time I had done little more than further weary myself and bruise my fingers.",
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"ref": "1914 November, Louis Joseph Vance, “An Outsider […]”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume LIII, number II, New York, N.Y.: The Frank A[ndrew] Munsey Company, […], published 1915, →OCLC, chapter III (Accessory After the Fact), page 382, column 1:",
"text": "Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.",
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{
"ref": "2021, “The Roar of the Spark”, in Naoki Hashimoto (lyrics), Daisuke Ishiwatari (music), Necessary Discrepancy:",
"text": "Through the darkest sky, groping for the light / Like crying for the moon / Never-ending black, forgot what I want / Never felt that hard to me",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mōsuǒ",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "摸索"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "tasten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "tunnustella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "käsitellä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "tâter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "tâtonner"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "apalpar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "tasten"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "tastare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "palpeggiare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "palpare"
},
{
"alt": "さぐる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "saguru",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "探る"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "whāwhā"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "apalpar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "pipăi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naščúpyvatʹ",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "нащу́пывать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "palpar"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "ellemek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "obsolete: to feel with or use the hands",
"word": "avuçlamak"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "xarxapʻel",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "խարխափել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "tǎrsja pipneškom",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "търся пипнешком"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mōsuǒ",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "摸索"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "tápat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "betasten"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "palpi"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "palpserĉi"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "tunnustella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "kopeloida"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "tâtonner"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "apalpar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "poupar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "tentar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "tappen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "herumtasten"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paspatévo",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "πασπατεύω"
},
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "psēlapháō",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "ψηλαφάω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "tapogatózik"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "palpeggiare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "tastare"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "saguru",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "探る"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "whāwhā"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "muhu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "tīnaonao"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "apalpar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "bâjbâi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "pipăi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ščúpatʹ",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
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"word": "щу́пать"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oščúpyvatʹ",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
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],
"word": "ощу́пывать"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naščúpyvatʹ",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"tags": [
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"word": "нащу́пывать"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "rùraich"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "palpar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "tantear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "buscar a tientas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "famla"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "taḍumu",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "తడుము"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "yoklamak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "el yordamıyla aramak"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "to search by feeling",
"word": "paypaslamoq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "opipvam",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "опипвам"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "osahávat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "betasten"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "palpserĉi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "hyväillä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "kosketella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "kopeloida"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "kouria"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "puristella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "kähmiä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "hipelöidä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "tripoter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "peloter"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "apalpar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "sobar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "cotifar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "begrapschen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "grapschen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paspatévo",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "πασπατεύω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ẖafán",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "חָפַן"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "tapogat"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "tapizik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "taperol"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "fogdos"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "palpare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "palpeggiare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "tastare"
},
{
"alt": "ちかんする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chikan suru",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "痴漢する"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "depsō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "perdepsō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "subigitō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "takamori"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "mori"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "beføle"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "tafse"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "apalpar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "mângâia"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "pipăi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "dezmierda"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "giugiuli"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ščúpatʹ",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "щу́пать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lápatʹ",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"tags": [
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"imperfective"
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"word": "ла́пать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "лезть impf (leztʹ) (к (k) + dative case)",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
]
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "caress",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "laskátʹ",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ласка́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "manosear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "meter mano"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "agarrar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "sobar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "tafsa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "talla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "kladda"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "antasta"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "avuçlamak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "ellemek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to touch closely and sexually",
"word": "mıncıklamak"
}
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"ref": "1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 1, page 544:",
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"An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel."
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