sound out

ask someone's opinion on an issue; pronounce an unfamiliar word by slowly uttering the sounds of each letter and assembling them into a word (for children who are learning to read)

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Verb
1. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
(synonym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, enunciate, say
(hyponym) twang
(entail) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
2. try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
(synonym) check out, feel out
(hypernym) question, query

sondować (kogoś), wybadać

try to find out how a person feels about something by asking questions I have been sounding out my wife recently about whether or not she wants to move to a new house.

phrv. ถามความเห็นของ (syn. feel out)