- present participle of grope.
groping
Example Sentences
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She’s also spinning an intergenerational tale of Black women groping past their initial distrust to a deeper understanding of what they have in common.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
“You’re groping in the dark a little bit more.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Mark Wood, in his first match since March because of injury and the weather, hurled a 95mph delivery that had Muhammad Rizwan groping at fresh air.
From BBC ● May 30, 2024
“One leg, two legs — got it,” Dave Laithwaite, a volunteer at the sanctuary, said while groping around in the mud in the kiwi’s narrow den.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2024
When she knew her mother was groping for a word, she supplied it unthinkingly.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
