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Meanings of grope about in English

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Usage of grope about in English
1
He drew a hissing breath, and began to grope about the little room.
Fire-Tongue
2
So, bit by bit, they grope about for their Clos Vougeot and Lafite.
The Silverado Squatters
3
All the other historians suffer from a certain bedazzlement in which they grope about.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 / France and the Net...
4
Some deep-seated inner spirit of dubiety began to grope about and question and challenge.
Never-Fail Blake
5
He had to grope about with his left hand under coats to find it.
"Contemptible", by "Casualty"
6
Abide till I grope about for a stick or two.
The Well at the World's End: A Tale
7
At once his mind began to grope about for the broken clues of his business.
The Cost
8
There was none on deck, so we had to grope about below to find it.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
9
Why did you let me hunt, hesitate, grope about-
The Mystery of Orcival
10
What an eagerness to go in the dark, to grope about for some ugly adventure!
The Love-Tiff
11
The rats came, and he began to grope about for a weapon to use against them.
The Winds of the World
12
Presently the leading lady's right hand began to grope about on the bedspread for her handkerchief.
Buttered Side Down: Stories
13
But as soon as he arose, he immediately commenced to walk, to plan, to grope about.
The Seven Who Were Hanged
14
Were there pitfalls and abysses about him, making it too perilous to attempt to grope about in the gloom?
In the Pecos Country
15
For a few minutes the fugitive remained motionless, then, hearing no sounds from above he started to grope about his retreat.
The Mad King
16
I would grope about once more, and see if I could hit upon some other way out, which possibly I had missed.
The Powers and Maxine
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