feel your way
Definition
› to judge where you are going by touching with your hands instead of looking: The room was so dark, I had to feel my way along the wall to the door.Touching and feelingShowing affection › to act slowly and carefully because you are not certain how to do something: It's my first month in the job so I'm still feeling my way.Acting and actsDealing with things or people
(Definition of feel your way from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- dab verb
- diddle verb (PLAY)
- feel noun (TOUCH)
- feel verb (TOUCH)
- fiddle (about/around) with sth phrasal verb
- fiddle verb (MOVE ABOUT)
- finger verb (TOUCH)
- kinaesthesia noun
- lick verb (MOVE TONGUE)
- pat noun (TOUCH)
- pat verb
- paw verb
- tactile adjective
- tap noun (HIT)
- tap verb (HIT)
- texture noun
- touch noun (FEELING)
- touch noun (MOVEMENT ONTO/OFF)
- toy with sth phrasal verb (TOUCH)
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