Usually means: Gauge situation or person subtly.
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  1. feel out: Merriam-Webster
  2. feel out: Vocabulary.com
  3. feel out: Wiktionary
  4. feel out: Dictionary.com
  5. feel out: Rhymezone
  6. feel out: FreeDictionary.org
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  8. feel out: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. feel out: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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Definitions from Wiktionary (feel out)

verb:  (idiomatic) To attempt to ascertain a person's point of view, or the nature of a situation, by cautious and subtle means.

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