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tantear.

to grope, to feel one's way, to search by feeling

7 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/tanteˈaɾ/[t̪ãn̪.t̪eˈaɾ]
  1. to grope, to feel one's way, to search by feeling

  2. to weigh up, to size up, to sound out

    also · figuratively
  3. to estimate

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish tanto Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish tantear From tanto + -ear.

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