Searching or groping for an answer or solution, often by trial and error when no clear method exists.
新しい市場での販売方法を模索している。
We are trying to figure out how to sell in the new market.
彼は自分のやり方を模索するために何度も試作を作った。
He made prototypes many times to gropingly find his own method.
まだ解決策は見つからず、手探りで模索を続けている。
No solution has been found yet; we're continuing to grope around for one.