How to Say "to grope" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to grope” is “tentar” — B2 level.
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verbB2
searching blindly with hands
Examples
Tentó las paredes en la oscuridad hasta encontrar la puerta.
He felt the walls in the dark until he found the door.
El ciego tentaba el suelo con su bastón.
The blind man felt the ground with his cane.
Antes de comprar la fruta, le gusta tentarla para ver si está madura.
Before buying the fruit, she likes to touch it to see if it's ripe.
Tentar vs. Tocar
While 'tocar' is the general word for 'to touch,' 'tentar' implies using your hands carefully to find your way or to feel the quality of something.
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