Synonyms for feeler
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fee-ler |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfi lər |
Top 10 synonyms for feeler Other synonyms for the word feeler
Définition of feeler
Origin :- early 15c., "one who feels," agent noun from feel (v.). Of animal organs, 1660s. Transferred sense of "proposal put forth to observe the reaction it gets" is from 1830. Related: Feelers.
- noun anything that investigates by touch
- noun an effort to discover opinion
- "I see you have Diablo entered for the Brooklyn," Faust put out as a feeler.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Roll in dried and powdered coral, and put a piece of feeler in each.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- He expected to feel the jerk of the electric shock of the feeler.
- Extract from : « The Whispering Spheres » by Russell Robert Winterbotham
- Just a feeler of Frémont's—his army's three miles over there in the woods.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- Note the knob on the end of the butterfly's feeler (Fig. 143).
- Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
- "They are saying good-bye to each other, now," said Tom, by way of a feeler.
- Extract from : « Stanford Stories » by Charles K. Field
- It was just a feeler, but the woman didn't even answer to that.
- Extract from : « The Day Time Stopped Moving » by Bradner Buckner
- Ted glanced keenly at his companion, for he had made the remark as a sort of feeler.
- Extract from : « The Pirate City » by R.M. Ballantyne
- "But I don't like doing that sort of thing," she went on, throwing out a feeler.
- Extract from : « Mammon and Co. » by E. F. Benson
- Look here, Mac, d'you think you could put out a feeler for us?
- Extract from : « Captain Calamity » by Rolf Bennett
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