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
Margery	MAHR-jə-ree	English
Poldi	-	German
ÁLvaro	AHL-bah-ro (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Magdalena	mahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)	Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace
Atilio	ah-TEEL-yo	Spanish
Ayda	-	Arabic