GROPE IN THE DARK

Meaning of GROPE IN THE DARK in English

fumble or feel about in the darkness, search for in the dark; proceed by trial and error, proceed uncertainly

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

GROPE IN THE DARK — Synonyms and related words : be benighted, be blind, be blind to, beat about, blink at, feel around, feel for, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GROPE — v. palpar, palpear, tastar. TO ~ ONE'S WAY: serchar tastante li via
English interlingue dictionary
GROPE — hikaphikap
English-Visayan vocabulary
GROPE — verb (~d; groping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grāpian; akin to Old English grīpan to seize Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GROPE — I. ˈgrōp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English gropen, from Old English grāpian; akin to Old English grīpan to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARK — I. ˈdärk, ˈdȧk adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GROPE — (v. t.) To examine; to test; to sound.
Английский словарь Webster
GROPE — (v. t.) To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight.
Английский словарь Webster
GROPE — (v. i.) To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to …
Английский словарь Webster
GROPE — (v. i.) To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
Английский словарь Webster
DARK — (a.) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some …
Английский словарь Webster
GROPE — ( v. t. ) To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — ( a. ) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GROPE — /grohp/ , v. , groped, groping , n. v.i. 1. to feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — /dahrk/ , adj., darker, darkest , n. , v. adj. 1. having very little or no light: a dark room. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — I. ˈdärk adjective Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GROPE — verb ( groped ; grop·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grāpian; akin to Old English grīpan to seize …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GROPE — vi to feel with or use the hands; to handle. 2. grope ·vt to search out by feeling in the …
Webster English vocab
DARK — vt to darken to obscure. 2. dark ·adj deprived of sight; blind. 3. dark ·noun the condition of ignorance; gloom; …
Webster English vocab
GROPE — [grope] vb groped ; grop.ing [ME, fr. OE grapian; akin to OE gripan to seize] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DARK — [dark] adj [ME derk, fr. OE deorc; akin to OHG tarchannen to hide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: devoid or partially …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GROPE — grope BrE AmE ɡrəʊp AmE ɡroʊp ▷ groped ɡrəʊpt AmE ɡroʊpt ▷ gropes ɡrəʊps AmE ɡroʊps ▷ groping/ly ˈɡrəʊp ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GROPE — / grəʊp; NAmE groʊp/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] grope (around)(for sth) to try and find …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK — / dɑːk; NAmE dɑːrk/ adjective , noun ■ adjective ( dark·er , dark·est ) WITH LITTLE LIGHT 1. with no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROPE — I. grope 1 /ɡrəʊp $ ɡroʊp/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: grapian ] 1 . [intransitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DARK — I. dark 1 S2 W1 /dɑːk $ dɑːrk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative darker , superlative darkest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DARK — adj. & n. adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1. with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK — ( darker, darkest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When it is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GROPE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB along ▪ The smell of stale beer and cigarette smoke spilled into the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DARK — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dark cloud (= a black or grey cloud ) ▪ A dark cloud …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GROPE — [noun] [C] [informal]A grope means a sexual touch.They only had time for a kiss and a quick grope before saying …
Cambridge English vocab
DARK — [noun] [U]If you eat carrots does it really help you to see in the dark?I've always been afraid of the …
Cambridge English vocab
GROPE — Synonyms and related words : agonize over, be at sea, be uncertain, beat about, doubt, examine, explore, feel, feel around, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — Synonyms and related words : Egyptian darkness, Erebus, Gothicism, Stygian, ableptical, abominable, abstruse, adiaphanous, age of ignorance, amaurotic, amoral, amorphous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — n. Function: adjective 1 deficient in light FF1C; a dark room FF1E; Synonyms: caliginous, dim, dun, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GROPE — verb ADVERB ▪ blindly ▪ about ( BrE ), around , round ( esp. BrE ) PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DARK — See ↑ DARK 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a shot in the dark • ↑ be in the dark • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
DARK — INDEX: 1. dark and with little or no light 2. to become dark 3. darkness RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ LIGHT …
Longman Activator English vocab
DARK — n. 25B6; adjective a dark night : BLACK, pitch-black, jet-black, inky; unlit, unilluminated; starless, moonless; dingy, gloomy, dusky, shadowy, shady; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — adj. 1 unlit, unlighted, unilluminated, ill-lighted, ill-lit, sunless; black, Stygian, pitch-dark, inky, jet-black We cowered in a recess in the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DARK — adjective BAD : Soon it began to become dark and it was time to go home. GOOD : Soon it …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
GROPE — гл. 1) ощупывать, идти ощупью (тж. grope about/around) to grope one's way ≈ пробираться наощупь Why are you groping about …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARK — 1. прил. 1) а) темный to grow dark ≈ темнеть as dark as night ≈ темный как ночь The room …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GROPE — grope.ogg 1. grəʋp n редк. ощупывание 2. grəʋp v 1. ощупывать, идти ощупью to grope in the dark - двигаться …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DARK — dark.ogg 1. dɑ:k n 1. темнота, тьма; ночь after dark - после наступления темноты at dark - а) в темноте; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GROPE — 1. grəʋp n редк. ощупывание 2. grəʋp v 1. ощупывать, идти ощупью to grope in the dark - двигаться ощупью …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DARK — 1. dɑ:k n 1. темнота, тьма; ночь after dark - после наступления темноты at dark - а) в темноте; б) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GROPE — гл. 1) = grope about, = grope around ощупывать, идти ощупью to grope one's way — пробираться наощупь Why are …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DARK — 1. прил. 1) а) темный to grow dark — темнеть as dark as night — темный как ночь The room …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GROPE — гл. 1) - grope about, - grope around ощупывать, идти ощупью to grope one's way — пробираться наощупь Why are you groping about …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DARK — 1. прил. 1) а) темный to grow dark — темнеть as dark as night — темный как ночь The room was kept dark. — В …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GROPE — _v. 1> ощупывать, идти ощупью (тж. grope about/around) Why are you groping about in the dark? Here's the light! 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DARK — 1. _a. 1> темный; it is getting dark - становится темно, темнеет; dark closet/room - _фот. темная комната 2> смуглый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
GROPE — v. 1. ощупывать, идти ощупью (тж. grope about/around) Why are you groping about in the dark? Here's the light! 2. …
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DARK — 1. a. 1. темный; it is getting dark - становится темно, темнеет; dark closet/room - фот. темная комната 2. смуглый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DARK — 1. _a. 1> тёмный; it is getting dark становится темно, темнеет; dark closet (или room) _фот. тёмная комната 2> смуглый; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
GROPE — grope vt vulg sl When the lights went out he started groping her Когда свет погас, он начал лапать ее
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