to grope

Examples

• All

• She claimed Weinstein groped her in a business meeting.

  She Said (2022)

• I saw you groping her.

  Whatever It Takes (2000)

• The guard was groping me.

  Matchstick Men (2003)

• - Stop groping at me!

  The Shooting (1966)

• He saw Roy groping your ass.

  Hallows' Eve (2013)

• I thought they were really going too far this time; their hands were groping over each other's backs, sides, and coat-tails.

  Academic text (2007)

• If you were cute and unwary, you could get groped in the sauna.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The man crawls after her, groping for her legs with his gloved hands.

  Fiction book (1992)

• He's groping me!

  Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)

• He's always hitting on me in rehearsals and grabbing and groping me.

  Myra Breckinridge (1970)

Synonyms

T

to touch

vsto grope

∞ 1.0

To move or use something that belongs to someone else

is specifically about sexual, usually unwanted, touching rather than general contact

M

to molest

vsto grope

• Offensive

150 8.7

Touch or try to touch someone in a sexual way without their permission

focuses specifically on unwanted sexual touching rather than broader assault

F

to feel

vsto grope

• Offensive

127 9.9

To touch someone's private parts without their consent for sex

is a broader word for unwanted sexual touching, less explicit in wording

F

to fondle

vsto grope

• NSFW

41 7.4

To touch or stroke gently to show love, often in a sexual way

refers to unwanted sexual touching, not gentle or affectionate contact

C

to cop a feel

vsto grope

• Offensive

4 9.9

To touch someone in a sexual way without their permission

is the neutral term for unwanted sexual touching rather than slang

Phrasal Verbs

G

to grope for

6 7.1

To feel with your hands to find something in the dark

How Sexual

to grope

• Offensive

35 7.4

to fondle

• NSFW

41 7.4

to caress

55 3.4

to touch

∞ 1.0

to brush against

15 3.1

Surface Forms

Etymology