groping
/ɡɹˈoʊpɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.01 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The theory of the civilized Greek of Sicily may be set beside the similar theory of the savage Arunta of Central Australia. Both represent gropings of the human mind in the dark abysses of the past; both were in a measure grotesque anticipations of the modern theory of evolution."
- "Sexual harassment may include rape or attempted rape; it may include gropings, touching up and suggestive remarks."
- "But we now look at the Met's westerly gropings. These began from the new, south-westerly pointing annexe at Paddington - Paddington (Praed Street). From there the Met marched on Bayswater (now Queensway), Notting Hill Gate, High Street Kensington and Gloucester Road before effecting its rendezvous with the District at South Kensington in December 1868."