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Meanings of feel out in English

Try to learn someone's opinions and intentions.

Synonyms
Examples for "check out"
Examples for "check out"
1
It's a great opportunity to check out the band's elaborate set design.
Wired
2
If this idea sounds good to you, check out his campaign site.
Wired
3
Duke Power has hired me to come and check out their security.
Lola Carlyle Reveals All
4
Be sure to check out the African penguin colony at Stony Point.
The South African
5
Double check out-going information and take time and care with incoming news.
The South African
1
Piro wondered if he had to sound out the words to read.
King rolen's kin: the uncrowned king
2
Might take a while to sound out, but it shouldn't be difficult.
Broken angels
3
There's a beauty in them even without a sound out of them.
The Irish Times
4
I might send Master Stephen to Rome to sound out the Curia.
Wolf hall
5
We haven't had a sound out of 'em for a half hour.
The Killer
Usage of feel out in English
1
Given that viewpoint, did you feel out of place at this conference?
Wired
2
But past that threshold, I feel out of control and start panicking.
Climbing Magazine
3
Any kind of intensity causes Nice Guys to feel out of control.
No More Mr. Nice Guy!
4
In order to read, the pupil has to feel out these ridges.
The Young Mother: Management of Children in Regard to Health
5
Got to feel out my way while I learn the range here.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
6
If you feel out of spirits, my lady, why not invite company!
Love and Intrigue: A Tragedy
7
No longer did the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities graduate feel out of place.
Ebony
8
If you start to feel out of control you can stop.
Rock and Ice Magazine
9
Now that Lenny almost dumped me, I feel out of control.
Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel
10
You'll see very few other tourists, but you won't feel out of place.
The Guardian
11
The new guys are trying to figure anything out, feel out the offense.
Reuters
12
If Prescott was starting to feel out of his depth, that was worrying.
Coalition's End
13
But I think I will always feel out of place here.
Moral
14
Ella would feel out of place in the minister's parlor, that was all.
The Foolish Virgin
15
Their glittering medals will make me feel out of place if I remain.
Arms and the Woman
16
I was trying to feel out this little nuisance after he started growling.
Blood rites
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Feel out through the time
Feel out across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
Common