ɡrəup v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by for) feelabout or search blindly or uncertainly withthe hands. 2 intr. (foll. by for, after) search mentally (was groping for the answer). 3 tr. feel (one's way) towardssomething. 4 tr. sl. fondle clumsily for sexualpleasure. --n. the process or an instance of groping. øøgroper n. gropingly adv. [OE grapian f. Gmc]