{v.} To try to find out how a person feels about something usually by careful questions. * /Alfred sounded out his boss about a day off from his job./ * /When you see the coach, sound him out about my chances of getting on the basketball team./ Syn.: FEEL OUT.
SOUND OUT
Meaning of SOUND OUT in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012