feel around vs grope

feel around

verb
  • To grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something. 

  • To gather information sneakily; to seek out information without revealing that one is looking for it. 

grope

verb
  • 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. 

  • To intentionally and inappropriately touch or rub against another person, in such a manner as to make the contact appear accidental, for the purpose of one's sexual gratification. 

  • To touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually. 

noun
  • An act of groping, especially sexually. 

How often have the words feel around and grope occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )