ощу́пывать — meaning in English

English meaning

• feel verb To become aware of something through the sense of touch.
• grope verb To feel around with the hands, especially when unable to see clearly.

Senses

ощу́пывать is used for these senses in English:

• feel (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
• feel (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
• grope To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.
• palpate To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medical) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.

feel — full definition

1. verb To become aware of something through the sense of touch.
2. verb To experience an emotion or mental state.
3. verb To believe or have an impression about something.
4. noun A general impression or atmosphere of something.

grope — full definition

1. verb To feel around with the hands, especially when unable to see clearly.
2. verb To touch another person inappropriately or sexually without consent.

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