Dictionary entry

Grope

Pronunciation: /ɡrəʊp/

Pronunciation

/ɡrəʊp/

Myanmar Meaning

(vt,vi) စမ်းတဝါးဝါးသွားလာသည်။

Definition

grope / grǝƱp / v ၁။ ~ (about / around) (for sth) (က) လိုက္စမ္းသည္။ grope about in the dark ❍ grope for the door-handle/ light-switch ❍ He groped in his pocket for the keys. (ခ) စမ္းတဝါးဝါး ရွာသည္။ a tricky question which left him groping (for an answer). ၂။ ( infml derog ) မဖြယ္မရာ သံုးသပ္သည္။ ❏ grope (one's way) across, along, past, etc (sth) [ PHRV ] မျမင္မကန္း စမ္း၍သြားသည္။ grope one's way along a darkened corridor.

Examples

  1. She was groping around in her bag for her keys.
  2. I groped my way to the door.
  3. [grope for/towards] : She hesitated
  4. seeming to grope for words.
  5. I have the feeling that we’re groping towards a compromise.