tantear — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
tantear is used for these senses in English:
- feel out (idiomatic) To attempt to ascertain a person's point of view, or the nature of a situation, by cautious and subtle means.
- 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.
- reckon (colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause
grope — full definition
- verb To feel around with the hands, especially when unable to see clearly.
- verb To touch another person inappropriately or sexually without consent.
reckon — full definition
- verb To think or suppose something, often used informally.
- verb To calculate or work out a number or amount.
- verb To reckon with someone or something: to take them seriously into account, especially as a difficulty to be dealt with.