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groping

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[groh-ping] / ˈgroʊ pɪŋ /

adjective

  1. moving or going about clumsily or hesitantly; stumbling.

  2. showing or reflecting a desire to understand, especially something that proves puzzling.

    a groping scrutiny; a groping expression.

Other Word Forms

  • gropingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of groping

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; grope, -ing 2

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