tantear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From tanto +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tanteˈaɾ/ [t̪ãn̪.t̪eˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tan‧te‧ar

Verb

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tantear (first-person singular present tanteo, first-person singular preterite tanteé, past participle tanteado)

  1. to grope, to feel one's way, to search by feeling
  2. (also figurative) to weigh up, to size up, to sound out
    • 2018 July 6, Jordi Costa, “Nocturno urbano”, in El País[1], Madrid, →ISSN:
      Yo la busco indaga en la fragilidad emocional masculina, tantea nuevos modelos de convivencia y relación, adopta cierto espíritu de novela de caballerías (la entrega del cuaderno) y propone un modelo de discurso claramente indisociable de lo vital.
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  3. to estimate
    Synonym: estimar

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