groping — index blind (sightless), hesitant, tentative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Groping — Grope redirects here. For the mathematics term, see Capped grope. A sign outside of a bicycle parking lot in Chiba, Japan, warns Beware of groping When used in a sexual context, groping is touching or fondling another person in a sexual way using … Wikipedia
Groping — Grope Grope (gr[=o]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groped} (gr[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Groping}.] [OE. gropen, gropien, grapien, AS. gr[=a]pian to touch, grope, fr. gr[imac]pan to gripe. See {Gripe}.] 1. To feel with or use the hands; to handle. [Obs.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
groping — noun An act of groping; a grope … Wiktionary
groping — adjective acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence a groping effort to understand • Similar to: ↑uncertain, ↑unsure, ↑incertain … Useful english dictionary
groping — Synonyms and related words: analytic, awkward, blankminded, callow, dumb, empty, empty headed, examinational, examinatorial, examining, explorational, explorative, exploratory, fact finding, feeling, gauche, green, heuristic, ignorant, inane,… … Moby Thesaurus
groping — n. feeling about with one s hands, fumbling, searching grəʊp v. find one s way by feeling with the hands, feel about, probe; search uncertainly, seek blindly; touch or feel someone s body … English contemporary dictionary
Groping Lane — On Tower Hill (Wheatley). Mentioned 1642. Not named in the maps … Dictionary of London
groping in the dark — feel or search about blindly or uncertainly … English contemporary dictionary
feeling the pulse — groping for the pulse, sensing the regular beating of the heart … English contemporary dictionary