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FEEL OUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Try to learn someone's opinions and intentions

Example:

I have to sound out the new professor

Synonyms:

check out; feel out; sound out

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "feel out" is one way to...):

query; question (pose a question)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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