grope for

• Verbosale Fügung, die das tastende, unsichere Suchen nach etwas bezeichnet, sowohl körperlich (mit den Händen) als auch geistig (nach Worten, einer Lösung usw.).

A phrasal verb used to indicate searching blindly or uncertainly for something, either physically or mentally.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Search blindlyformal

   To try to find something by feeling with your hands, especially in the dark or when you cannot see.

   Im Dunkeln tasten

   • He groped for the light switch in the dark room.
   • She groped for her keys in the bottom of her bag.
   • The diver groped for the lost object on the murky seabed.

   Synonymefeel for

2. Search mentallyformal

   To try to find the right words or solution, often with difficulty.

   Im Geiste suchen

   • The speaker groped for the right phrase to express his thoughts.
   • She groped for an answer to the difficult question.
   • He groped for a way to explain the complex idea simply.

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