💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Put out feelers"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| feel outverb | (idiomatic) To attempt to ascertain a person's point of view, or the nature of a situation, by cautious and subtle means. |
| test the watersverb | (idiomatic) To explore or probe, as before making a commitment. |
| feel aroundverb | (informal) To grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something. |
| test outverb | (transitive) To try or experiment with (something or someone) in order to see if it works, is true, or is successful. |
| ferret aroundverb | (colloquial) To search for something by sorting through materials or (in the case of information) by speaking to contacts and following leads. |
| ask aroundverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To enquire of different people about something. |
| scope outverb | (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To examine; to scout; to investigate. |
| poke aroundverb | To search for something, especially in an unorganized way |
| test the waterverb | Alternative form of test the waters. [(idiomatic) To explore or probe, as before making a commitment.] |
| scout outverb | to search, to look for |
| probenoun | (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry. |
| exploreverb | (transitive) To travel somewhere in search of discovery. |
| smell outverb | (transitive) To find out by prying. |
| pokenoun | A prod, jab, or thrust. |
| scoutnoun | A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States. |
| poke aboutverb | To search for something, especially in an unorganized way |
| shop aroundverb | (intransitive) To actively search and compare options before making a selection or choice of vendor. |
| feel forverb | (idiomatic) To experience sympathy for, to sympathise with. |
| looknoun | The action of looking; an attempt to see. |
| sound outverb | (transitive) To pronounce a word or phrase by articulating each of its letters or syllables slowly in sequence. |
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