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
Fanny	['fæni]
Peachey	['pi:tʃi]
Ella (2)	EL-ə (English), EL-lah (Finnish)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Esteve	-	Catalan
Johnnie	JAHN-ee	English
Ouri	-	Biblical Greek