"grope" meaning in English

See grope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɡrəʊp/ [UK], /ɡroʊp/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grope.wav [UK] Forms: grope [canonical], gropes [third-person, singular], groped [past], groped [past, participle], groping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|grop|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you try to grope something, you search for it blindly, search something only by your hands without looking.
    Sense id: simple-grope-en-verb-ivHgKDV6
     
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      ]
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    },
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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