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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries더듬다
Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deodeumda
"그는 어둠 속에서 스위치를 더듬어 찾았다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To search about blindly or uncertainly by feeling with the hands.
"He had to grope for the light switch in the dark room." - 2
To feel someone's body inappropriately or without consent for sexual pleasure.
"She reported being groped in the crowded subway car."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'grāpian', meaning to touch, feel, or examine, of Germanic origin. Historically related to the Old High German 'grāfōn' and modern German 'greifen', the term originally meant to search about by feeling, gradually acquiring its modern tactile and often inappropriate physical connotations over centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Grope" is said worldwide
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tâtonner
Transliteration: /ta.tɔ.ne/
"Il a dû tâtonner dans le noir pour trouver la porte."
tasten
Transliteration: /ˈtastn̩/
"Er tastete im Dunkeln nach dem Schalter."
andare a tentoni
Transliteration: /anˈdare a tenˈtoni/
"Camminava andando a tentoni nella stanza buia."
tantear
Transliteration: /tan.teˈaɾ/
"Tuvo que tantear la pared para encontrar el interruptor."
tatear
Transliteration: /ta.teˈaɾ/
"Ele começou a tatear no escuro."
टटोलना
Transliteration: tatolna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने अंधेरे में स्विच टटोला।"
摸索
Transliteration: mōsuǒ
Script: 中文汉字
"他在黑暗中摸索着找门。"
더듬다
Transliteration: deodeumda
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 어둠 속에서 스위치를 더듬어 찾았다."
手探りする
Transliteration: tesaguri suru
Script: 日本語
"彼は暗闇の中で手探りした。"
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