feel around

Meanings

verbfeel around (third-person singular simple present feels around, present participle feeling around, simple past and past participle felt around)

present singular third person feels around · participle present feeling around · participle past felt around · past felt around

informalTo grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something.
I felt around in my pockets for my keyring in vain.
Synonyms: fumble, grubble, scrabble, fish, forage, scramble, glaum, grabble
idiomaticinformalTo gather information sneakily; to seek out information without revealing that one is actively searching for it.
Synonyms: nose, snoop

verbTo grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something.

verbTo gather information sneakily; to seek out information without revealing that one is actively searching for it.

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