grope

/grəʊp/ verb

Translation

› [I, T] to try to get hold of something with your hand, usually when you cannot see it

el yordamıyla aramak, yoklamak

I groped in my bag for my keys.1987

grope your way along/through, etc › to move somewhere with difficulty, feeling with your hands because you cannot see clearly

el yordamıyla ilerlemek, yolunu bulmaya çalışmak

We groped our way through the smoke to the exit.19871606

grope for sth phrasal verb

› to try to think of the right words or the right way to express something

doğru sözü ve anlatım biçimini bulmaya çalışmak

He groped for the words to tell her.1860

(Definition of grope verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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