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percussion
  1. 1 percussion, tapping, examining by percussion
  2. 2 sounding out (someone's intentions), making an approach (about)
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· examples

  • Try sounding him out and see if he'll come around.

    sense 2 · sounding out (someone's intentions)

  • I tried to sound out his views.

  • I'm going to have dinner with him tomorrow night, so I'll feel him out then.

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