quờ
Definition
Verb: - To grope, to fumble: To move one's hands awkwardly or uncertainly in an attempt to find or grasp something, typically in conditions of low visibility or without looking. - To feel around: To search by touch in a clumsy or uncoordinated manner.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đêm tối quờ bao diêm. (To grope for a box of matches in the dark.)
- Cô ấy quờ tay tìm công tắc đèn. (She fumbled with her hand to find the light switch.)
- Ông cụ quờ cây gậy trên sàn. (The old man groped for his cane on the floor.)
Advanced Usage
- The action often implies a lack of precision or control, stemming from darkness, blindness, haste, or disorientation.
- It can be used metaphorically to describe uncertain or aimless searching in non-physical contexts, though this is less common.
- Anh ấy quờ tìm câu trả lời trong trí nhớ. (He groped for an answer in his memory.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quờ quạng (v): To grope or fumble about; a more emphatic or repetitive form suggesting clumsy, sweeping movements.
- Đi quờ quạng trong phòng tối. (To walk groping clumsily in a dark room.)
Synonyms
- Grope: To feel about or search blindly or uncertainly.
- Fumble: To use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something.
- Feel around: To search by touch.
Related Idioms
- Quờ đâu được đấy: To grab whatever one can get; to act in a haphazard, undiscriminating manner. This idiom extends the core meaning to figurative, often desperate, acquisition.
- Lúc hoảng loạn, nó chỉ biết quờ đâu được đấy. (In a panic, he just grabbed whatever he could get.)
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Feel, grope for
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Đêm tối quờ bao diêmTo grope for box of matches in the dark
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