- present participle of grope.
groping
Example Sentences
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Vandier said AI is turning military intelligence analysis from a task of groping in darkness for targets to one of sifting through piles of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
Such people are groping for answers and meaning.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2025
“One leg, two legs — got it,” Dave Laithwaite, a volunteer at the sanctuary, said while groping around in the mud in the kiwi’s narrow den.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2024
Alex Goode, now 35, swapped passes with England captain Owen Farrell and sidestepped his way through a groping Quins defence to lead a 30-metre charge.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2023
But we kept slowing down, groping our way across the totally unobstructed plain, and it took a strong effort of will to speed up to a normal pace.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
