groping
groping Lexical Profile
groping Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The act of touching or fondling someone for sexual pleasure roughly or without their consent.
"The transit authority launched a public awareness campaign to combat unwanted groping on crowded commuter trains."
The act of feeling about blindly or uncertainly with the hands, or of searching tentatively for a solution or expression.
"After much mental groping for the right phrasing, the speaker delivered a clear and thoughtful response."
• adjective
Characterized by uncertain, hesitant, or blind searching, either physically with the hands or mentally for words or ideas.
"With a few groping gestures in the pitch-black hallway, he finally located the light switch."
• Rhymes for groping
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'grapian', meaning to touch, feel, or grasp with the hands, which shares a Proto-Germanic root with the word 'gripe'.