groped

grope

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [grohp]
- /groʊp/
- /ɡrəʊp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grohp]
- /groʊp/

Definitions of groped word

verb without object groped to feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch. 1
verb without object groped to search blindly or uncertainly: He seemed to be groping for an answer to the question. 1
verb with object groped to seek by or as if by groping: to grope one's way up the dark stairs. 1
verb with object groped to touch or handle (someone) for sexual pleasure. 1
noun groped an act or instance of groping. 1
noun groped Slang. an act or instance of sexually fondling another person. 1

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Origin of groped

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English gropien, Old English grāpian, derivative of grāp grasp; akin to gripe, grasp

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Parts of speech for Groped

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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groped popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for groped

verb groped

fumbled — Use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something.
felt — simple past tense and past participle of feel.
scrabbled — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
floundered — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
fingered — having fingers, especially of a specified kind or number (often used in combination): a five-fingered glove.

All 16 Synonyms of groped