[usuallypl.] either of the two long thin parts on the heads of some insects and of some animals that live in shells that they use to feel and touch things with
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put out feelers (informal) to try to find out what people think about a particular course of action before you do it:
The government has put out some feelers to gauge people's reactions to the plan.
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