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
BergljÓT	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Vasiliy	vah-SEE-lee	Russian
Denise	de-NEEZ (French), də-NEES (English), də-NEE-sə (Dutch)	French, English, Dutch
Phillis	['fiis]
LÚCio	-	Portuguese
Florentina	-	Spanish, Late Roman