"tâtonnant" meaning in Français

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Adjective

IPA: \ta.tɔ.nɑ̃\ Forms: tâtonnants [plural, masculine], tâtonnante [singular, feminine], tâtonnantes [plural, feminine]
  1. Qui progresse peu à peu, comme à tâtons.
    Sense id: fr-tâtonnant-fr-adj-JX8Y25ZB Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: \ta.tɔ.nɑ̃\
  1. Participe présent du verbe tâtonner. Form of: tâtonner
    Sense id: fr-tâtonnant-fr-verb-wZYDraPc Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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