📖 Definitions of "Groping"
- 1
To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
- 2
To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.
- 3
To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually.
"We've been together two weeks, and have just been kissing and groping, but no sex yet."
- 4
To intentionally and inappropriately touch another person, in such a manner as to make the contact appear accidental, for the purpose of one's sexual gratification.
"That old man groped that girl on the train!"
- 1
An act of groping; a grope.
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Groping"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hesitant | Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation. |
| uncertainnoun | Not certain; unsure. |
| incertain | (obsolete) Not certain, uncertain. |
| unsure | uncertain, ambivalent. |
| touchingnoun | In direct contact with. |
| groperynoun | (uncommon) Groping; the act of, or an instance of, groping. |
| gripenoun | A complaint, often a petty or trivial one. |
| gripplenoun | A ditch; a drain. |
| grippienoun | (informal) A grip; something used to take hold, or to reduce friction. |
| griffnoun | A male given name. |
| groovingnoun | A groove; a long indentation. |
| grobianismnoun | (dated) The coarse, uncouth behaviour of a grobian. |
| handgraspnoun | Synonym of handgrip (“grasping with the hand”). |
| gripnoun | A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand. |
| gurabnoun | Alternative spelling of grab (“type of sailing vessel”). [(countable) A sudden snatch at something.] |
| groggernoun | Alternative form of gragger. [(music) A type of ratchet (an idiophone musical instrument) used mainly in Purim celebrations in Jewish tradition; it consists of a board and a gearwheel attached to a handle, and is played by swinging the mechanism to make the gearwheel scrape against the board, producing a percussive sound.] |
| handgripnoun | A handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies. |
| gougenoun | A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc. |
| groopnoun | (obsolete or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A pen for cattle; a byre. |
| gesticulationnoun | The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to aid expression of thoughts, sentiments or passion. |
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