feeler
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈfiːlər/
:
tanteo
- Russ was putting out a feeler.
- feeler for peace
- put out feelers
- intuitive feelers
And what they learn is, and this is really terrifying to me, is other people are better feelers of my feelings than I am.
- And what they learn is, and this is really terrifying to me, is other people are better feelers of my feelings than I am.
- If he's the boss, then she needs to just, you know, without saying anything, just put out her feelers and try to find another job.
- So he put out the first feelers of peace towards the IRA, but for the moment they brought no results.
- And I put a couple feelers out and it was always, they were, they just kept sending me this firefighter was a seal or this firefighter was a marine or this.
- He put out feelers towards the Poles, the Georgians, the Ukrainians and even Niesermachno's anarchist peasants.
- And that's when, you know, the feelers went out and paint.
- So they came there, they sent some of their feelers check out, check me out really.
- We we would just you chills reach out to them and say, hey, yeah, we sent out feelers make sure they're going to be around.
Examples
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l have some feelers out to the other firms right now.
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Guys throw out a "So what do you do?" feeler as they sit down with their hands tight around a beer bottle.
Fiction book (1990) -
I sent out another feeler recently as to the book's progress and will get back to you soon.
Blog text (16) -
That letter is a response to a tentative feeler sent out by you.
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They want a thinker, they want a feeler.
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If you'd listened to the voice mail you'd know that... this is just a feeler call to check your temperature on schedule.
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They had sent out many feelers, diplomatic feelers saying they were ready for the two state settlement.
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Despite these apparent setbacks, Beijing extended another unofficial diplomatic feeler at the end of 1984.
Academic text (1993) -
Before making a decision, he decided to put out a few feelers to gauge people's opinions.
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She sent out a feeler to test the waters for interest in the new project.
Synonyms
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1.0
A natural ability to understand or do something
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3.1
A general feeling about a situation
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7.0
An attempt to start a romantic or sexual relationship
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6.8
A first polite offer to start talks
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3.4
A polite first request or offer to someone
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6.8
An ability to notice small signs and sense what is happening
Antonyms
How Tentative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word feeler for a trial idea also comes from feel + -er, meaning 'one that feels'. A feeler in this sense is a small test to 'feel' people's reactions before you decide.