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feel around

feel around verb: to grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something.

Verb

feel around (third-person singular simple present feels around, present participle feeling around, simple past and past participle felt around)

  1. (informal) To grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something.
    • I felt around in my pockes for my keyring in vain.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To gather information sneakily; to seek out information without revealing that one is actively searching for it.
    Synonyms:
    nose, snoop

feel around meaning in Punjabi

feel around in Punjabi

to feel around; to grope
ਟੋਲਣਾ ṭolṇā

Synonyms of feel around

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Forms of feel around

third-person singular presentfeels around
present participlefeeling around
past participlefelt around
pastfelt around

Questions about feel around

What does feel around mean?
Feel around means to grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something.
What is feel around in Punjabi?
Feel around in Punjabi is ਟੋਲਣਾ (ṭolṇā). See Feel around meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is feel around?
Feel around is a verb.
What is the past tense of feel around?
The past tense of feel around is felt around.

Words near feel around in the dictionary

  1. feeing markets
  2. Feejee
  3. Feejeean
  4. Feejeeans
  5. feel
  6. feel around
  7. feel bad
  8. feel eight feet tall
  9. feel for
  10. feel free
  11. feel in one's water

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