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puts out feelers

puts out feelers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put out feelers.

Meaning of put out feelers

Verb

put out feelers (third-person singular simple present puts out feelers, present participle putting out feelers, simple past and past participle put out feelers)

  1. (idiomatic) To explore or watch for; to ask around; to investigate.
    • I will put out feelers and see what I can find out about that.
    Synonyms:
    test the waters

Questions about puts out feelers

What is puts out feelers the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts out feelers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put out feelers.

Words near puts out feelers in the dictionary

  1. puts oneself out
  2. puts oneself out of the way
  3. puts onto
  4. puts out
  5. puts out a fire
  6. puts out feelers
  7. puts out of one's head
  8. puts out of one's mind
  9. puts out the fire
  10. puts out to grass
  11. puts out to pasture

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