to grope one's way
11grope — grəʊp v. find one s way by feeling with the hands, feel about, probe; search uncertainly, seek blindly; touch or feel someone s body …
12grope — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by for) feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands. 2 intr. (foll. by for, after) search mentally (was groping for the answer). 3 tr. feel (one s way) towards something. 4 tr. sl. fondle clumsily for …
13way — way1 W1S1 [weı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(manner)¦ 3¦(direction/how to go somewhere)¦ 4¦(part of something that is true)¦ 5¦(distance/time)¦ 6¦(the space in front of you)¦ 7 make way (for something/somebody) 8 out of the way 9 on the/your/its way …
14grope — [[t]gro͟ʊp[/t]] gropes, groping, groped 1) VERB If you grope for something that you cannot see, you try to find it by moving your hands around in order to feel it. [V for n] With his left hand he groped for the knob, turned it, and pulled the… …
15way — noun 1 method/style ADJECTIVE ▪ convenient, easy, effective, efficient, good, ideal, practical, quick, simple, useful …
16grope — 1. verb /ɡɹəʊp,ɡɹoʊp/ a) To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel ones way, as with the hands, when one can not see. Yet there was no… …
17Gropecunt Lane — was a name used in English speaking towns and cities in the Middle Ages for streets where prostitutes conducted their business. In most cases, the name would appear to derive directly from the words grope (sexual touching), and cunt (female… …
18experiment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Trial Nouns 1. experiment, experimentation, essay, attempt; venture, adventure, speculation; trial, probation, proof (see demonstration); [acid or litmus] test, check, tryout, assay, ordeal; empiricism,… …
19Essay — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Essay >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 essay essay trial endeavor attempt Sgm: N 1 aim aim struggle venture adventure speculation coup d essai debut Sgm: N 1 probation …
20fumble — 1. verb 1) she fumbled for her keys Syn: grope, fish, search blindly, scrabble around 2) he fumbled about in the dark Syn: stumble, blunder, flounder, lumber, stagger, totter, lurch; …
