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feeler
UK /ˈfiːlə/ US /ˈfiːləɹ/
noun 4
Collocations
2VERB + FEELER
get
PREP.
about
Definitions
noun
1
Someone or something that feels.
Are you more of a feeler or more of a thinker?
2
An antenna or appendage used for feeling, especially on an insect.
3
Something ventured to test another's feelings, opinion, or position.
I sent out some feelers but they didn't seem interested.
This survey is designed to get a feeler about how the citizens feel about the proposed new highway.
4
a presumptive person; someone who bases on gut feeling, such as assuming or imagining that something said or done, whether positive or negative, was for a person despite having no concrete confirmation but gut feeling, or someone who assume
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Synonyms
noun — one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insec
noun — slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
noun — sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Are you more of a feeler or more of a thinker?
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I sent out some feelers but they didn't seem interested.
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This survey is designed to get a feeler about how the citizens feel about the proposed new highway.
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