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grope (about) (for someone or something) and grope (around) (for someone or something)
to feel around blindly for someone or something. In the darkness, he groped about for his glasses. Fran groped for the light switch and found it. grope after someone or something to reach for a departing or fleeing person or thing awkwardly or ineffectually. The feeble hand groped after the departing form. I groped after the cat as it ran under the bed. See also: after grope at someone or something to reach for someone or something blindly. She groped feebly at the form she could hardly see. Sharon groped at Frank as he ran out to get the doctor. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We were then left to grope around in the pitch dark, looking for the emergency exit. You don't have to grope around blindly for automated sandwich line production equipment when you can get it all from Grote Company. t mean you have a license to grope around like a horny moron. |
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