feel out
English
Verb
feel out (third-person singular simple present feels out, present participle feeling out, simple past and past participle felt out)
- To try to ascertain a person's point of view, or the nature of a situation, by cautious and subtle means.
- I think we should feel out your mom's thoughts about this before we decide anything.
Synonyms
- (try to ascertain a point of view or the nature of something): sound out, check out
Translations
to try to ascertain a point of view or the nature of something
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See also
- query
- question
- put out feelers
Anagrams
- outfeel, outflee