feel out

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feel out

verb feels out · feeling out · felt out

idiomatic To attempt 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.
Similar: sound out, check out

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verb to try to ascertain a point of view or the nature of something

Español	tantear, semblantear

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@misc{feel_out_2026,
  title = {feel out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/feel%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}