Grope

/ɡroʊp/ verb

To search or feel around for something with your hands, usually in the dark or blindly; can also mean to touch someone inappropriately without permission.

From Old English 'grapian' (to grasp or seize). The word originally just meant to feel around, but gained its inappropriate connotation in modern English.

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