verb🔗ShareTâtonner, palperTo feel with or use the hands; to handle."In the dark closet, she was groping for her winter coat. "Dans le placard sombre, elle tâtonnait pour trouver son manteau d'hiver.sensationactionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTâtonner, chercher à tâtonsTo 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." "Après la panne de courant, Maria tâtonnait dans le tiroir pour trouver une lampe de poche.actionsensationhumanbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePalper, tâterTo touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually."The boy was groping his classmate's arm during the school play, which made her uncomfortable. "Le garçon tâtait le bras de son camarade de classe pendant la pièce de théâtre de l'école, ce qui la mit mal à l'aise.sexbodyhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePalper, tâter de manière inappropriéeTo 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!"Ce vieil homme a palpé cette fille dans le train !bodysexactionhumanmorallawsocietypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSonder, tâter, explorerTo examine; to test; to sound."The mechanic was groping for the broken wire behind the dashboard to diagnose the car's electrical problem. "Le mécanicien tâtait le fil cassé derrière le tableau de bord pour diagnostiquer le problème électrique de la voiture.actionsensationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTâtonnementAn 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. "Après que les lumières se sont éteintes, il y a eu beaucoup de tâtonnements nerveux dans le théâtre bondé alors que les gens essayaient de trouver leurs affaires.bodyactionsexhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
