Last Updated：2025/12/07

To proceed by touch rather than sight; to feel around. / (idiomatic) To do by guesswork, erring on the side of caution.

音声機能が動作しない場合はこちらをご確認ください

See correct answer

feel one's way

Source Word

feel one's way

Verb

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

視覚に頼らず、触って確かめながら進むこと。 / 試行錯誤し、慎重な手探りで物事を進めること。

One often needs to feel one's way through a dark room when the power goes out.

停電時には、暗い部屋を手探りで進まなければならないことがよくある。

Sense（1）

To proceed by touch rather than sight; to feel around.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To do by guesswork, erring on the side of caution.

feels one's way

（ present singular third-person ）

feeling one's way

（ participle present ）

felt one's way

（ participle past ）

felt one's way

（ past ）