grope

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɡɹəʊp/
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• General-American: /ɡɹoʊp/
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• Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• rhymes with -əʊp
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• CMU ARPABET: G R OW1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English gropien, from Old English grāpian, related to grīpan (whence English gripe); compare also grip.

124 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: əlləmək — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Azerbaijani: əlləşdirmək — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Bulgarian: опипвам (opipvam) — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Chinese Mandarin: 摸索 (mōsuǒ) — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Czech: hmatat — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Dutch: tasten — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Finnish: tunnustella — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Finnish: käsitellä — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• French: tâter — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• French: tâtonner — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Galician: apalpar — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• German: tasten — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Ingrian: koblia — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Italian: tastare — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Italian: palpeggiare — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Italian: palpare — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Japanese: 探る (saguru) — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Māori: whāwhā — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Portuguese: apalpar — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Romanian: pipăi — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Russian: нащу́пывать (naščúpyvatʹ) — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Spanish: palpar — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Turkish: ellemek — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Turkish: avuçlamak — obsolete: to feel with or use the hands
• Armenian: խարխափել (xarxapʻel) — to search by feeling
• Bulgarian: търся пипнешком (tǎrsja pipneškom) — to search by feeling
• Chinese Mandarin: 摸索 (mōsuǒ) — to search by feeling
• Czech: tápat — to search by feeling
• Czech: šmátrat — to search by feeling
• Czech: šátrat — to search by feeling
• Dutch: betasten — to search by feeling
• Esperanto: palpi — to search by feeling
• Esperanto: palpserĉi — to search by feeling
• Finnish: tunnustella — to search by feeling
• Finnish: kopeloida — to search by feeling
• French: tâtonner — to search by feeling
• Galician: apalpar — to search by feeling
• Galician: poupar — to search by feeling
• Galician: tentar — to search by feeling
• German: tappen — to search by feeling
• German: herumtasten — to search by feeling
• Greek: πασπατεύω (paspatévo) — to search by feeling
• Ancient Greek: ψηλαφάω (psēlapháō) — to search by feeling
• Hungarian: tapogatózik — to search by feeling
• Ingrian: koblia — to search by feeling
• Italian: palpeggiare — to search by feeling
• Italian: tastare — to search by feeling
• Japanese: 探る (saguru) — to search by feeling
• Māori: whāwhā — to search by feeling
• Māori: muhu — to search by feeling
• Māori: tīnaonao — to search by feeling
• Portuguese: apalpar — to search by feeling
• Romanian: bâjbâi — to search by feeling
• Romanian: pipăi — to search by feeling
• Russian: щу́пать (ščúpatʹ) — to search by feeling
• Russian: ощу́пывать (oščúpyvatʹ) — to search by feeling
• Russian: нащу́пывать (naščúpyvatʹ) — to search by feeling
• Scottish Gaelic: rùraich — to search by feeling
• Spanish: palpar — to search by feeling
• Spanish: tantear — to search by feeling
• Spanish: buscar a tientas — to search by feeling
• Swedish: famla — to search by feeling
• Telugu: తడుము (taḍumu) — to search by feeling
• Turkish: yoklamak — to search by feeling
• Turkish: el yordamıyla aramak — to search by feeling
• Uzbek: paypaslamoq — to search by feeling
• Bulgarian: опипвам (opipvam) — to touch closely and sexually
• Chinese Mandarin: 爱抚 (àifǔ) — to touch closely and sexually
• Czech: osahávat — to touch closely and sexually
• Dutch: betasten — to touch closely and sexually
• Esperanto: palpserĉi — to touch closely and sexually
• Finnish: hyväillä — to touch closely and sexually
• Finnish: kosketella — to touch closely and sexually
• Finnish: kopeloida — to touch closely and sexually
• Finnish: kouria — to touch closely and sexually
• Finnish: puristella — to touch closely and sexually
• Finnish: kähmiä — to touch closely and sexually
• Finnish: hipelöidä — to touch closely and sexually
• French: tripoter — to touch closely and sexually
• French: peloter — to touch closely and sexually
• Galician: apalpar — to touch closely and sexually
• Galician: sobar — to touch closely and sexually
• Galician: cotifar — to touch closely and sexually
• German: begrapschen — to touch closely and sexually
• German: grapschen — to touch closely and sexually
• Greek: πασπατεύω (paspatévo) — to touch closely and sexually
• Hebrew: חָפַן (ẖafán) — to touch closely and sexually
• Hungarian: tapogat — to touch closely and sexually
• Hungarian: tapizik — to touch closely and sexually
• Hungarian: taperol — to touch closely and sexually
• Hungarian: fogdos — to touch closely and sexually
• Ingrian: koblia — to touch closely and sexually
• Italian: palpare — to touch closely and sexually
• Italian: palpeggiare — to touch closely and sexually
• Italian: tastare — to touch closely and sexually
• Japanese: 痴漢する (chikan suru) — to touch closely and sexually
• Latin: depsō — to touch closely and sexually
• Latin: perdepsō — to touch closely and sexually
• Latin: subigitō — to touch closely and sexually
• Māori: takamori — to touch closely and sexually
• Māori: mori — to touch closely and sexually
• Norwegian Bokmål: beføle — to touch closely and sexually
• Norwegian Bokmål: tafse — to touch closely and sexually
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tafsa — to touch closely and sexually
• Portuguese: apalpar — to touch closely and sexually
• Romanian: mângâia — to touch closely and sexually
• Romanian: pipăi — to touch closely and sexually
• Romanian: dezmierda — to touch closely and sexually
• Romanian: giugiuli — to touch closely and sexually
• Russian: щу́пать (ščúpatʹ) — to touch closely and sexually
• Russian: ла́пать (lápatʹ) — to touch closely and sexually
• Russian: ласка́ть (laskátʹ) — to touch closely and sexually
• Spanish: manosear — to touch closely and sexually
• Spanish: meter mano — to touch closely and sexually
• Spanish: agarrar — to touch closely and sexually
• Spanish: sobar — to touch closely and sexually
• Spanish: magrear — to touch closely and sexually
• Swedish: tafsa — to touch closely and sexually
• Swedish: talla — to touch closely and sexually
• Swedish: kladda — to touch closely and sexually
• Swedish: antasta — to touch closely and sexually
• Turkish: avuçlamak — to touch closely and sexually
• Turkish: ellemek — to touch closely and sexually
• Turkish: mıncıklamak — to touch closely and sexually