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feel one's way

feel one's way verb: to proceed by touch rather than sight; to feel around.

Verb

feel one's way (third-person singular simple present feels one's way, present participle feeling one's way, simple past and past participle felt one's way)

  1. To proceed by touch rather than sight; to feel around.
  2. (idiomatic) To do by guesswork, erring on the side of caution.
    Synonyms:
    fly blind

Synonyms of feel one's way

Forms of feel one's way

third-person singular presentfeels one's way
present participlefeeling one's way
past participlefelt one's way
pastfelt one's way

Questions about feel one's way

What does feel one's way mean?
Feel one's way means to proceed by touch rather than sight; to feel around.
What part of speech is feel one's way?
Feel one's way is a verb.
What is the past tense of feel one's way?
The past tense of feel one's way is felt one's way.

Words near feel one's way in the dictionary

  1. feel like oneself
  2. feel nine feet tall
  3. feel no pain
  4. feel one's legs
  5. feel one's oats
  6. feel one's way
  7. feel oneself
  8. feel out
  9. feel someone's collar
  10. feel someone's pain
  11. feel sorry for

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