feeling around
Fumbling for something
Feeling around is searching by touch rather than sight, usually because you can't see what you're looking for: She felt around in her purse for her keys, He felt around in the dark for the light switch.
The phrase suggests groping or fumbling without a clear sense of where things are.
- gropingSearching by touch alone
- in the darkUninformed about something
- searchAct of seeking
- exploreTravel to discover
- guessingEstimating without certainty
trial and error · touch · hands outstretched · fumble · probe · sensing · blindly · without looking · sensory · reaching · intuitive · lost in thought · perceive · fondling · tentative · tactile · navigating · detecting
- muddlingmuddling, jumbling, scrambling, mixing up, disarranging
feeling aroundvisual search
Locating items by sight
spotting · observing · eyeing · watching · inspecting
feeling aroundseizing
Taking forcible possession
taking hold · pinpointing · zeroing in · homing in · targeting
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