feeler
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put out feelers
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- make an approach to
- probe
- test the water
- make overtures
- make a trial
- launch a trial balloon
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Synonyms for feeler
something, as a remark, used to determine the attitude of another
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Synonyms for feeler
one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
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sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
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