how to pronounce grope

/ɡɹəʊp/

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grope is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of grope in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… men around to grope her or abuse her or …”

meanings of grope

verb:

To touch (another person) closely and sexually.
To 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.
To examine; to test; to sound.
To 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.
To feel with or use the hands; to handle.

noun:

An act of groping, especially sexually.
An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel.

grope frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word grope occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.