put out feelers

pu·tout·fee·lers

uncommon

verb

1.

make some preliminary investigations or test the waters

Synonyms

put out feelers

Related words

Broader terms

explore

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Grammar

Verb: intransitive

verb
infinitive	put out feelers
3rd person	put out feelerses
past	put out feelersed
present participle	put out feelersing
past participle	put out feelersed

Sentence patterns

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Nearby words

put one over put on airs put on the line put option put out put over put right put through put together put to death

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