Antonyms for feeling out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : feel
Phonetic Transcription : fil


Definition of feeling out

Origin :
  • Old English felan "to touch, perceive," from Proto-Germanic *foljan (cf. Old Saxon gifolian, Old Frisian fela, Dutch voelen, Old High German vuolen, German fühlen "to feel," Old Norse falma "to grope"), from PIE root *pal- "to touch, feel, shake, strike softly" (cf. Greek psallein "to pluck (the harp)," Latin palpare "to touch softly, stroke," palpitare "to move quickly"), perhaps ultimately imitative.
  • The sense in Old English was "to perceive through senses which are not referred to any special organ." Sense of "be conscious of a sensation or emotion" developed by late 13c.; that of "to have sympathy or compassion" is from c.1600. To feel like "want to" attested from 1829.
  • As in approach : verb make request, suggestion
  • As in inquire : verb ask; look into
  • As in investigate : verb check into thoroughly
  • As in probe : verb explore, investigate
  • As in touch : verb have an effect on
Example sentences :
  • Nor could she quite keep the sharp edge of feeling out of her tone.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • "Miriam," I called, shoving my arm forward and feeling out blindly.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut
  • Well, you just get that feeling out of your bones right away!
  • Extract from : « Tabitha's Vacation » by Ruth Alberta Brown
  • He was feeling out the pattern that lay all ready-made on the big and little keys.
  • Extract from : « My Antonia » by Willa Cather
  • She was not sorry to be left alone, for she was feeling out of sorts with all the world.
  • Extract from : « The Scarlet Feather » by Houghton Townley
  • Dearly as I love Florimond, he could not put this feeling out of me.
  • Extract from : « Charles Auchester, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Elizabeth Sheppard
  • He could not keep some of the bitterness he was feeling out of his voice.
  • Extract from : « The Career of Katherine Bush » by Elinor Glyn
  • The Lithuanians, too, speak of feeling out of place in the parks.
  • Extract from : « New Homes for Old » by Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge
  • At last she had managed to wring some expression of feeling out of him.
  • Extract from : « Wanderers » by Knut Hamsun
  • We are shown the dawn of love, feeling out towards its first objects.
  • Extract from : « A Young Girl's Diary » by An Anonymous Young Girl

Synonyms for feeling out

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