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feeling out

feeling out is the present participle of feel out.

Meaning of feel out

Verb

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

  1. (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.
    Synonyms:
    sound out, check out

Questions about feeling out

What is feeling out the present participle of?
Feeling out is the present participle of feel out.

Words near feeling out in the dictionary

  1. feeling no pain
  2. feeling one's legs
  3. feeling one's oats
  4. feeling one's way
  5. feeling oneself
  6. feeling out
  7. feeling someone's collar
  8. feeling sorry for
  9. feeling ten feet tall
  10. feeling the Bern
  11. feeling the burn

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