feel out

phrasal verb

felt out; feeling out; feels out
: to talk to or question (someone) in an indirect way in order to find out if something one wants to do or get will be possible
He tried to feel us out to see if we'd loan him more money.

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Your heart races, your stomach tightens and, suddenly, the world feels out of control. Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 In an interview with GQ, Davidson joked about feeling out of place in the high-end pad. Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024 Technical jargon of any type can feel overwhelming and make even the most intelligent person feel out of touch. Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 That's especially true for older customers who want to mellow out without feeling out of control. Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for feel out 

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“Feel out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20out. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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