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felt one's way

felt one's way is the simple past and past participle of feel one's way.

Meaning of feel one's way

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

Questions about felt one's way

What is felt one's way the simple past and past participle of?
Felt one's way is the simple past and past participle of feel one's way.

Words near felt one's way in the dictionary

  1. felt like oneself
  2. felt nine feet tall
  3. felt no pain
  4. felt one's legs
  5. felt one's oats
  6. felt one's way
  7. felt oneself
  8. felt out
  9. felt pen
  10. felt pens
  11. felt scale

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