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Examples of grope
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But the answers, as we grope for them, should not be clouded by misplaced blame.
From the time.com
When stumped by unfamiliar problems, we grope for clues in unfamiliar dimensions.
From the newscientist.com
Pull out your wallet, put away your car keys, and prepare to grope in the dark.
From the ocregister.com
Sharp plastic edges made it dangerous to grope in the instrument panel's cubby.
From the usatoday.com
And if we taxed carbon, we wouldn't have to grope around subsidizing Solyndras.
From the economist.com
This is also what happens when immature institutions grope around in the dark.
From the nzherald.co.nz
My mum calls me again, and I grope around in the darkness for my bedside lamp.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
Women complain that men exploit the crowds and the atmosphere to grope and harass.
From the economist.com
But my hypothetical grope is about as far beside the point as your actual one.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"
- The act of groping; and instance of groping
- Search blindly or uncertainly; "His mind groped to make the connection"
- Fondle for sexual pleasure; "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"
- (groping) acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence; "a groping effort to understand"
- In mathematics, a grope is a construction used in 4-dimensional topology, introduced by and named by "because of its multitudinous fingers". Capped gropes were used by as a substitute for Casson handles, that work better for non-simply-connected 4-manifolds.
- (Gropes) Frotteurism refers to a paraphilic interest in rubbing, usually one's pelvis or erect penis, against a non-consenting person for sexual gratification. It may involve touching any part of the body including the genital area. A person who practices frotteurism is known as a frotteur. ...
- Groping, when used in a sexual context, is touching or fondling another person in a sexual way. Areas of the body most frequently groped include the buttocks, breasts and thighs. Touching a consenting person's body during sexual activity, massage or medical examination is not considered groping. ...
- An act of groping, especially sexually; an iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel; To feel with or use the hands; to handle; To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as ...
