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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Lacking insight into these details, even advanced conversational AI tools can feel out of touch.
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Erik Jost, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Brock Bierman, visiting senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund, said the limited nature of the Kursk operation might point to Ukraine feeling out Russia’s capabilities and could lead to a larger offensive maneuver.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 11 Jan. 2025
On a more macro-level, McCarty and Garrett’s dilemma signifies Dylan’s own struggle with modernity, always feeling out of time and out of place, but ultimately, for better and for worse, allowing that to become part of his character.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Ko belongs to a group of observant Jews who came together for prayer after October 7th, feeling out of step with Jewish institutions.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Erik Jost, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Brock Bierman, visiting senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund, said the limited nature of the Kursk operation might point to Ukraine feeling out Russia’s capabilities and could lead to a larger offensive maneuver.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 11 Jan. 2025
On a more macro-level, McCarty and Garrett’s dilemma signifies Dylan’s own struggle with modernity, always feeling out of time and out of place, but ultimately, for better and for worse, allowing that to become part of his character.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Ko belongs to a group of observant Jews who came together for prayer after October 7th, feeling out of step with Jewish institutions.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Feel out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20out. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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