"feel around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: feels around [present, singular, third-person], feeling around [participle, present], felt around [participle, past], felt around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|feel<,,felt> around}} feel around (third-person singular simple present feels around, present participle feeling around, simple past and past participle felt around)
  1. To grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something. Synonyms: grubble, feel around, glaum [dialectal], grabble, grope, poke [figuratively] Synonyms (explore an area with one's hands): fumble Hypernyms: feel, search
    Sense id: en-feel_around-en-verb-8XIRBTgU Disambiguation of "explore an area with one's hands": 91 9
  2. To gather information sneakily; to seek out information without revealing that one is looking for it. Synonyms (gather information sneakily): nose, snoop
    Sense id: en-feel_around-en-verb-CKhwJ~d4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "around", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "around": 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'gather information sneakily': 7 93

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "explore an area with one's hands",
      "word": "fumble"
    },
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      "word": "grubble"
    },
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      "sense": "gather information sneakily",
      "word": "nose"
    },
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      "word": "glaum"
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    },
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      "word": "grope"
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      "word": "poke"
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