feel out

English

Verb

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

(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

(try to ascertain a point of view or the nature of something): sound out, check out

Translations

to try to ascertain a point of view or the nature of something

Icelandic: fara á fjörurnar við, leita hófanna hjá

Anagrams

outfeel, outflee

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