grope

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgrəʊp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/groʊp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(grōp)

Inflections of 'grope' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
gropes
v 3rd person singular
groping
v pres p
groped
v past
groped
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
grope [sb]⇒ vtr slang (fondle sexually)toquetear a vtr + prep
  meter mano a loc verb
  manosear a vtr + prep
 The young woman was groping her boyfriend.
 La joven estaba toqueteando a su novio.
grope⇒ vi (feel your way)ir a tientas loc verb
  tantear⇒ vi
 We had to grope along the ledge in the dark.
 Tuvimos que ir a tientas por el alfeizar en la oscuridad.
grope for [sth] vi + prep figurative (struggle to find)devanarse los sesos loc verb
 He's too ... oh, what's the word I'm groping for?
 El es tan.... ¡oh! Me estoy devanando los sesos para encontrar la palabra adecuada.
grope n slang (sexual: fondle)toqueteo nm
  manoseo nm
  caricias nfpl
  meter mano loc verb
 Neil's grope was not appreciated by Rhonda.
 A Rhonda no le gustaba el toqueteo de Neil.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
grope for [sth] vi + prep (try to find by touch)buscar a tientas vtr
 He groped for the matches in the dark so he could light the candle.
 Buscó los cerillos a tientas en la oscuridad para poder encender la vela.
  tantear⇒ vtr
 Buscó los cerillos tanteando en la oscuridad para poder encender la vela.
grope for [sth] vi + prep figurative (struggle to recall) (coloquial)devanarse los sesos loc verb
  (coloquial)exprimirse las meninges loc verb
  (coloquial)exprimirse el cerebro loc verb
 He groped for the right words to express his feelings.
 Se devanó los sesos buscando las palabras que expresaran sus sentimientos.
 Se exprimió las meninges buscando las palabras que expresaran sus sentimientos.
 Se exprimió el cerebro buscando las palabras que expresaran sus sentimientos.
grope your way v expr (feel your way)ir a tientas loc verb
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'grope' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
touch up
Spanish:
toquetear - magrear - manosear - sobar - tantear

Collocations: sexually explicit: were having a grope on the [sofa, seat], was caught groping (women), sexually explicit: [sneaked, walked] off for a grope, more...

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