grope for

• Verbo usado para indicar uma busca às cegas ou insegura por algo, tanto no sentido físico quanto no mental.

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

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Search blindlyformal

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

   Tatear no escuro

   • 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.

   Sinônimosfeel for

2. Search mentallyformal

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

   Tatear em busca de palavras

   • 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