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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But for many, especially those working long hours or caring for loved ones, staying civically involved can feel out of reach.
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Cheryl Rogers, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
There is no me without you, so living just feels out of whack.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 2 June 2025
What flies in Seville might feel out of place in Bilbao, and even just comparing Madrid and Barcelona shows how varied fashion sensibilities can be.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
But around that time, L and the four children — two toddlers and twin babies — were living in a house nearby that my grandmother bought for them, and things were starting to feel out of control.
—Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Cheryl Rogers, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
There is no me without you, so living just feels out of whack.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 2 June 2025
What flies in Seville might feel out of place in Bilbao, and even just comparing Madrid and Barcelona shows how varied fashion sensibilities can be.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
But around that time, L and the four children — two toddlers and twin babies — were living in a house nearby that my grandmother bought for them, and things were starting to feel out of control.
—Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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“Feel out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20out. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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