ALL meanings of feel out
feel out
F f - verb with object feel out to perceive or examine by touch. 1
- verb with object feel out to have a sensation of (something), other than by sight, hearing, taste, or smell: to feel a toothache. 1
- verb with object feel out to find or pursue (one's way) by touching, groping, or cautious moves. 1
- verb with object feel out to be or become conscious of. 1
- verb with object feel out to be emotionally affected by: to feel one's disgrace keenly. 1
- verb with object feel out to experience the effects of: The whole region felt the storm. 1
- verb with object feel out to have a particular sensation or impression of (often used reflexively and usually followed by an adjunct or complement): to feel oneself slighted. 1
- verb with object feel out to have a general or thorough conviction of; think; believe: I feel he's guilty. 1
- verb without object feel out to have perception by touch or by any nerves of sensation other than those of sight, hearing, taste, and smell. 1
- verb without object feel out to make examination by touch; grope. 1
- verb without object feel out to perceive a state of mind or a condition of body: to feel happy; to feel well. 1
- verb without object feel out to have a sensation of being: to feel warm. 1
- verb without object feel out to make itself perceived or apparent; seem: How does it feel to be rich? 1
- noun feel out a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton. 1
- noun feel out a sensation of something felt; a vague mental impression or feeling: a feel of winter; a feel of sadness in the air. 1
- noun feel out the sense of touch: soft to the feel. 1
- noun feel out native ability or acquired sensitivity: to have a feel for what is right. 1
- noun feel out Informal. an act or instance of touching with the hand or fingers. 1
- noun feel out Slang: Vulgar. an act or instance of feeling up. 1
- noun feel out feels, Informal. strong, often positive feelings: That song gives me feels. I have so many feels right now. 1
- idioms feel out cop a feel, Slang: Vulgar. to touch another person's body sexually, often in a quick and surreptitious way. 1
- idioms feel out feel like, Informal. to have a desire for; be favorably disposed to: I don't feel like going out tonight. Do you feel like a movie? to think; have the opinion (often used to soften the tone of discourse): I feel like this is the only solution in this case. to have a particular impression; believe (used to express emotional sentiments): I feel like she doesn't love me anymore. 1
- idioms feel out feel like oneself, to be in one's usual frame of mind or state of health: She hasn't been feeling like herself since the accident. Also, feel oneself. 1
- idioms feel out feel no pain. pain (def 5). 1
- noun feel out When the verb feel is used in the sense "to think or believe," it typically implies believing or having an opinion on the basis of emotion or intuition, even in circumstances unsupported by much real evidence. Although some usage experts object, such use is well established in English and can be traced as far back as Middle English. When feel is used specifically to express a subjective impression, it is often used with as if, as though, 1
- verb feel out to cautiously try to ascertain a person's point of view or the nature of a situation by subtle means. 0
- noun feel out to find out the opinions or attitude of by a cautious and indirect approach 0