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
Loke	LOO-ke (Swedish)	Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Stelian	-	Romanian
Sapphire	SAF-ier	English (Rare)
Baha	-	Arabic, Turkish
Xoana	-	Galician
Peredur	pe-RE-deer (Welsh Mythology)	Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance