Groping

[Dave Paprocki]

present participle of grope

[Rihanna]

to feel with your hands, especially in order to find or move towards something when you cannot see easily:

[Magaret]

1 : to move along by feeling with the hands He groped along the dark hallway. 2 : to seek by or as if by feeling around She groped for the light switch. He was groping for an answer.