- 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
Vandier said AI is turning military intelligence analysis from a task of groping in darkness for targets to one of sifting through piles of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
The American people will be left groping in the dark.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2025
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
What he meant was clear enough, but I was groping for what lay behind his words, for what his thoughts could possibly be.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
