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felt out

felt out is the simple past and past 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 felt out

What is felt out the simple past and past participle of?
Felt out is the simple past and past participle of feel out.

Words near felt out in the dictionary

  1. felt no pain
  2. felt one's legs
  3. felt one's oats
  4. felt one's way
  5. felt oneself
  6. felt out
  7. felt pen
  8. felt pens
  9. felt scale
  10. felt someone's collar
  11. felt sorry for

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