chercher à tâtons

Definitions of chercher à tâtons
  1. verb
    grope or feel in search of something
    synonyms:
    toucher, tâter
    examine by touch
    palper
    examine (a body part) by palpation
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    type of:
    chercher, recherhcer
    try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
  2. verb
    find by testing or cautious exploration
    synonyms: chercher, tâtonner
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    type of:
    retrouver, trouver
    come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
  3. verb
    feel about uncertainly or blindly
    synonyms: tâtonner
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    type of:
    chercher, recherhcer
    try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
  4. verb
    feel searchingly
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