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Meanings of
grope for
in English
Portuguese
apalpar
Spanish
palpar
Back to the meaning
Feel searchingly.
scrabble
Portuguese
apalpar
Synonyms
Examples for "
scrabble
"
scrabble
Examples for "
scrabble
"
1
There was a
scrabble
of activity along the two lines of seats.
2
As I stooped before the grate I felt something
scrabble
my shoulders.
3
That's the one which the prisoner has to
scrabble
on the wall.
4
Peak iPod is the
hard
-
scrabble
economic reality mankind faces here and now.
5
Harry began to
scrabble
toward the pistol, breathing hard with hitching breaths.
Usage of
grope for
in English
1
Please tell me in your own words-anddon't
grope
for
fine sentiment.
2
He started up in bed and began to
grope
for
the matchbox.
3
Fred lit a cigarette and let his friend
grope
for
his idea.
4
She started to get out of bed and
grope
for
her clothes.
5
When she talks about conditions here, she need not
grope
for
words.
6
Murmuring profuse apologies, he dropped on his knees to
grope
for
them.
7
Before either man could
grope
for
a suitable greeting he faced Bobby.
8
Slowly she moved away and began to
grope
for
the door.
9
He crept back to the large bedroom to
grope
for
clothes.
10
He could not see, but plunged to
grope
for
the tomahawk.
11
She felt Neale stir,
grope
for
her hand and hold it firmly .
12
She is the... he seemed to
grope
for
a word again.
13
I've long since stopped asking You for omens, and I
grope
for
them myself.
14
In the first phase, politicians
grope
for
a new ideological cover for their opportunism.
15
He couldn't find it in the dark; he couldn't stop to
grope
for
it.
16
People looked at the clock or began to
grope
for
umbrellas and discarded neckwraps.
Other examples for "grope for"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
grope
for
grope
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
grope for
Portuguese
apalpar
Spanish
palpar
Grope for
through the time
Grope for
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common