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Phrase(s): feel around (for someone or something) [and] feel about (for someone or something)
to try to find someone or something by feel [rather than sight]. • He felt around for the soap in the bathtub. • She felt about for the dog at the foot of the bed, but it wasn’t there. • Gerald felt about for a pencil.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs