Feelers

Mahmoud Shammam , a senior member of the rebel council's executive committee, said the regime has sent over the past week what he described as "feelers" about its readiness for dialogue. ❋ Joe Parkinson (2011)

The peace feelers from the Japanese thru the Russians were proposals that if we stopped fighting they would too. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

Then the creatures began interlacing their long arms -- or "feelers" -- until they formed a perfect cage around the prisoners, not an opening being left that was large enough for one of them to escape through. ❋ Unknown (1887)

Just be gentle, my feelers are already very tender. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I actually don't give a toss about the song, or who sings it. let's face it, the feelers are a big, dumb band that play guitars and things - that sounds about right for a rugby song. ❋ Unknown (2010)

  And I think, aside of his health, the real issue in the last nine months for President Mubarak has been how successful the campaign to promote Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, who has certainly been putting out "feelers" and setting up his own campaign to run for president, how successful his campaign will be. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yet because of the same cell architecture/physiology, the same process of gene duplication functions more as a buffer in the developmental context, allowing the cell to tweak a constrained process in conjunction to what the "feelers" find. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The genes closest to interfacing with the environment behave almost like "feelers," helping organisms to find their way across evolutionary time. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Starting with a simple vibrabot made from a scrub brush, John assembles a solar junkbot and a slightly more complex beetlebot, which has paper clip 'feelers' attached to switches that allow it to respond to its environment. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The country's military regime has on several occasions sent out "feelers" to various opposition personalities within the country and in exile, but these moves should be seen in the context of divide-and-rule rather than some sincere desire to discuss important matters with anyone outside the generals 'own ranks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bleach episode 204 and 205 are 'feelers' episodes that revolves around Lurichiyo wanting to start a football tournament. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At least two, and I believe three, "feelers" were put out by the Japanese government to find the terms of surrender. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The Daily Star is often the conduit for "feelers" like this from the Israeli side. ❋ Unknown (2005)

As the vines grow, they send little "feelers" reaching out to lash itself on whatever's near, then the vine itself plunges into the ground, basically to look for additional financing. ❋ Unknown (2002)

He kept his "feelers" out for an incipient gap, then spotted one. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (1993)

[Lena] [hurt] my feelers and made [me cry]. ❋ Lenar (2004)

[The blind man] used his feelers [to tell] if the girl was [hot or not] ❋ Threethirtycrew (2005)

I got my [fresh] feelers on, they [lookin'] [sooo] pretty - $hamrock ❋ John_Brown (2007)

[INTJ]: Yeah, he's a feeler. I could tell by his endless emotional havoc that tears down the walls I built around my heart. [ENFP]: Am I really that bad? INTJ: Marginally better than [ESFP]. Not only is she a feeler, she's a sensor. And all sensors are unintelligent animals. ENFP: Wow, are you saying that sarcastically? ❋ Typologer (2020)

[Feeler]: 2005 [Subaru] STi with [tasteful] mods 35k NJ ❋ Ultravulture (2009)

"Person 1: OMG! Did you [see how] [Kate] [acted] at Matt`s party?! Person 2: I KNOW! She`s such a feeler." ❋ Chryzz (2009)

1. you hurt my [feelers] 2. i have big feelers for you 3. [i'm overwhelmed] with mixed feelers when i see you 4. i [got big] feelers : ❋ PirateNinjaCow (2010)

[Rob]: Dude did [send] [that chick] a feeler? ❋ Rkramer3030 (2008)

'You are such a feeler' 'Get [away] from me you feeler' 'Amanda [Owens] is such a [feeler]!' ❋ Alana Paton (2005)

[kenzie] u [hurt] my [feelers] ;C ❋ Imkenziesngga (2018)