https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groping
Groping is a type of sexual assault involving the intentional inappropriate touching of another person commonly without their consent.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grope
8 days ago — 1. to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search; grope for the light switch. 2. to look for something blindly or uncertainly; grope for the right words.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/groping
3 days ago — to touch someone's body in order to get sexual pleasure, usually when the person does not like it: He groped me as I was going to the bar ...
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/groping
adjective · moving or going about clumsily or hesitantly; stumbling. · showing or reflecting a desire to understand, especially something that proves puzzling.
https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/comments/qkqioj/was_groping/
'grope' is usually used when the other person does not want to be touched. So does using the word 'grope' imply that sex is not consensual?
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/grope
When you grope for something, you try to get a grip on it. If you drop your flashlight in a dark cave, you might grope around for it.
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/1/2/16840294/groping-sexual-assault-franken-law-punishment
Jan 2, 2018 — The line between sexual assault and battery. No state classifies “groping” as either rape or sexual assault, but that doesn't mean it's not a ...
https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=groping
1. To reach about uncertainly; feel one's way: groped for the telephone. 2. To search blindly or uncertainly: grope for an answer. v ...
https://www.msllegal.com/blog/is-groping-a-felony-in-new-york/
In New York, groping or forcible touching is not a felony, but a misdemeanor, as long as the perpetrator is a first-time offender.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groping
Groping is a type of sexual assault involving the intentional inappropriate touching of another person commonly without their consent.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/grope
to make sexual advances by touching (a person) in a way regarded as rough, awkward, inappropriate, etc. noun. 4. an act or instance ...
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/grope
GROPE meaning: 1 : to search for something by reaching or touching usually with your fingers in an awkward way often used figuratively; 2 : to move forward ...
https://nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalition/g-groping/
Groping may sound harmless but it's actually describing sexual assault. We all have the right to live without fear of unwanted touching.
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/groping
groping · to seek by or as if by groping:to grope one's way up the dark stairs. · to touch or handle (someone) for sexual pleasure.
https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/groping-sexual-assault
Jul 25, 2021 — Excusing the actions of perpetrators of public stalking or groping only serves to fortify a culture that allows for more violent forms of assault.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groping
Nov 11, 2025 — Synonyms for GROPING: fumbling, looking, reaching, feeling, scrabbling, fishing, grabbing, hunting, snatching, clutching.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21573043
Feb 28, 2013 — Groping is something serious and overtly sexual whereas there is a wider, and less serious sounding, category dubbed inappropriate contact or even just ...
https://www.garbo.io/blog/groping
Mar 28, 2022 — Groping is the unwanted touching of someone’s body for pleasure, and is considered a form of sexual assault.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/grope
to touch someone's body in order to get sexual pleasure, usually when the person does not like it: He groped me as I was going to the bar ...
https://www.kcci.com/article/pleasant-hill-man-accused-of-groping-woman-at-des-moines-auto-shop/69638949
1 day ago — A Pleasant Hill man faces charges after police say he groped a woman while working at a Des Moines auto dealership.