grope after

grope after someone or something

to reach for a departing or fleeing person or thing awkwardly or ineffectually. The feeble hand groped after the departing form. I groped after the cat as it ran under the bed.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gaye (2)	-	Turkish
Madelyn	MAD-ə-lin	English
Pruett	['pru:ət]
Hades	HAY-deez (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Bjartr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Mathilde	ma-TEELD (French), mah:-TIL-də (Dutch)	French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish