摸
to touch; to feel; to grope; to explore
Meanings
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to touch; to feel with hand; to stroke
Describes the action of touching or gently moving one's hand over a surface to feel something.
I touched his face and thought he felt a little feverish.
Babies like to touch soft blankets.
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She gently stroked the cat's back.
The doctor felt the patient's pulse.
The child curiously touched the surface of the sculpture.
verb
to grope for; to feel around for; to fish for
Refers to searching for something by feeling with the hands, often when the object is not visible.
He felt around in his pocket for a long time and pulled out a slip of paper.
The fishermen are groping for fish in the river.
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She closed her eyes and felt around in her bag for the keys.
He groped for the switch in the dark.
The old man slowly felt an old box out of the drawer.
verb
to feel out; to explore; to try to understand
Used when trying to understand a situation, method, or person through experience or testing.
We need to feel out the situation first before making a plan.
He gradually worked out a set of experiences in growing rice.
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Through many experiments, scientists figured out the rules.
Having just arrived at the new company, he is trying to figure out his boss's temperament.
After repeated attempts, they finally found a way to solve the problem.
verb
to grope one's way; to feel one's way; to move in darkness
Describes moving carefully in darkness or unfamiliar surroundings by feeling with hands or feet.
He groped his way to the bed and turned on the light.
We groped our way home half the night.
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He groped his way forward in the pitch-black cave.
Without a flashlight, they could only feel their way along the wall.
The story of the blind men feeling an elephant tells us the danger of looking at problems one-sidedly.