Ma'anar ƙamus na jimlar "put out feelers" ita ce yin bincike na wucin gadi ko neman bayani game da wani abu ko wani ba tare da yin hanya kai tsaye ba. Hakanan yana iya komawa zuwa gwada ruwan ko auna sha'awa kafin yin wani tsari. Kalmomin sau da yawa yana nuna dabarar dabara ko taka tsantsan
