verb🔗ShareTentar, palparTo feel with or use the hands; to handle."In the dark closet, she was groping for her winter coat. "En el armario oscuro, estaba tentando su abrigo de invierno.sensationactionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTentar, tantearTo 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 one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see."Example Sentence: "After the power went out, Maria was groping in the drawer for a flashlight." "Después de que se fue la luz, María estaba tanteando en el cajón en busca de una linterna.actionsensationhumanbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManosear, palparTo touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually."The boy was groping his classmate's arm during the school play, which made her uncomfortable. "El chico estaba manoseando el brazo de su compañera de clase durante la obra escolar, lo que la incomodó.sexbodyhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManosear, palparTo intentionally and inappropriately touch another person, in such a manner as to make the contact appear accidental, for the purpose of one's sexual gratification."That old man groped that girl on the train!"¡Ese anciano manoseó a esa chica en el tren!bodysexactionhumanmorallawsocietypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTentar, palpar, examinarTo examine; to test; to sound."The mechanic was groping for the broken wire behind the dashboard to diagnose the car's electrical problem. "El mecánico estaba tentando el cable roto detrás del tablero para diagnosticar el problema eléctrico del coche.actionsensationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManoseoAn act of groping; a grope."After the lights went out, there was a lot of nervous groping in the crowded theater as people tried to find their belongings. "Después de que se apagaron las luces, hubo mucho manoseo nervioso en el abarrotado teatro mientras la gente intentaba encontrar sus pertenencias.bodyactionsexhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
