grope for

• Verbo compuesto que se usa para indicar la búsqueda a ciegas o incierta de algo, tanto física como mentalmente.

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

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Search blindlyformal

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

   buscar a tientas

   • 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.

   Sinónimosfeel for

2. Search mentallyformal

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

   buscar mentalmente

   • 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.

Verbo basegrope