tunnustella — meaning in English

English meaning

• feel verb To become aware of something through the sense of touch.
• grope verb To feel around with the hands, especially when unable to see clearly.
• handle noun The part of an object that is designed to be gripped by hand.
• nose noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
• palp noun A small, jointed, sensory appendage near the mouth of an insect, arachnid, or similar creature.
• probe noun A formal investigation into a matter, often one involving wrongdoing.

Senses

tunnustella is used for these senses in English:

• feel (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
• feel (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
• grope (obsolete) To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
• grope To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see.
• handle (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
• nose (intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
• palp To feel, to explore by touch.
• palpate To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medical) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.

feel — full definition

1. verb To become aware of something through the sense of touch.
2. verb To experience an emotion or mental state.
3. verb To believe or have an impression about something.
4. noun A general impression or atmosphere of something.

grope — full definition

1. verb To feel around with the hands, especially when unable to see clearly.
2. verb To touch another person inappropriately or sexually without consent.

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