Antonyms for feel out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : feel |
| Phonetic Transcription : fil |
Definition of feel out
Origin :- Old English felan "to touch, perceive," from Proto-Germanic *foljan (cf. Old Saxon gifolian, Old Frisian fela, Dutch voelen, Old High German vuolen, German fühlen "to feel," Old Norse falma "to grope"), from PIE root *pal- "to touch, feel, shake, strike softly" (cf. Greek psallein "to pluck (the harp)," Latin palpare "to touch softly, stroke," palpitare "to move quickly"), perhaps ultimately imitative.
- The sense in Old English was "to perceive through senses which are not referred to any special organ." Sense of "be conscious of a sensation or emotion" developed by late 13c.; that of "to have sympathy or compassion" is from c.1600. To feel like "want to" attested from 1829.
- As in approach : verb make request, suggestion
- As in inquire : verb ask; look into
- As in investigate : verb check into thoroughly
- As in probe : verb explore, investigate
- As in touch : verb have an effect on
- From that time forward he seemed to feel out of his element at Plassans.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- No man, woman, or child was allowed to feel out of place, or unwelcome.
- Extract from : « Sixty years with Plymouth Church » by Stephen M. Griswold
- But the darkness hid her from him so well that he had to feel out the situation for himself.
- Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- I did not like to feel out of harmony with him, and so almost angrily I reproached him.
- Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle
- If you feel out of spirits, my lady, why not invite company!
- Extract from : « Love and Intrigue » by Friedrich Schiller
- He does so, and looks at me, when I feel out of my wits for joy.
- Extract from : « A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla » by Leigh Hunt
- It made me feel out of breath, as if I had been walking too fast.
- Extract from : « My Austrian Love » by Maxime Provost
- We wanted to feel out the country and locate the buffalo herds.
- Extract from : « Life and Adventures of 'Billy' Dixon » by Billy Dixon
- His purpose was to feel out the city from a practical point of view.
- Extract from : « The Forged Note » by Oscar Micheaux
- I am going to keep away from you,” he went on, “till I feel out of danger.
- Extract from : « Aurora the Magnificent » by Gertrude Hall
Synonyms for feel out
- accost
- address
- advise
- affect
- analyze
- appeal to
- apply to
- arouse
- ask
- be all ears
- beseech
- bug
- carry
- case
- catechize
- check
- check out
- check over
- check up
- confer
- consider
- consult
- delve
- delve into
- dig
- disturb
- entreat
- examine
- excite
- explore
- eye
- eyeball
- feel
- feel around
- feel one out
- feel out
- frisk
- get through to
- get to
- give a play
- give a tumble
- give the once over
- go into
- go over
- grab
- greet
- grill
- hit
- hit up
- implore
- impress
- influence
- inquire
- inquisite
- inspect
- inspire
- interrogate
- investigate
- knock
- listen in
- look into
- look over
- look-see
- make advance
- make an impression
- make inquiry
- make overture
- make up to
- mark
- melt
- move
- muckrake
- nose around
- penetrate
- pierce
- plead
- poke
- probe
- prod
- propose
- prospect
- pry
- put out a feeler
- put to the test
- query
- question
- quicken
- quiz
- read
- reconnoiter
- request information
- research
- review
- roast
- run down
- scout
- scrutinize
- search
- seek
- seek information
- sift
- soften
- sound
- sound out
- speak to
- spy
- stake out
- stimulate
- stir
- strike
- strike a chord
- stroke
- study
- supplicate
- sway
- take aside
- talk to
- tap
- test
- test the waters
- thumb
- tug at the heart
- tumble
- upset
- verify
- wiretap
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