grope
/grəʊp/ verbDefinition
› [I, T] to try to get hold of something with your hand, usually when you cannot see it: I groped in my bag for my keys.
grope your way along/through, etc › to move somewhere with difficulty, feeling with your hands because you cannot see clearly: We groped our way through the smoke to the exit.
(Definition of grope verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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