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feeling

noun

  1. sensation, particularly through the skin
  2. emotion; impression
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ / /ˈfi.lɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing.

  1. Emotionally sensitive.

    Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.

  2. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.

    He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing.

  1. Sensation, particularly through the skin.

    The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.

  2. Emotion; impression.

    The house gave me a feeling of dread.

    Part of the 'western arcade' (as it's known) is lined with delis, cafes and other shops, giving it the feeling of a bazaar.

  3. Emotional state or well-being.

    You really hurt my feelings when you said that.

  4. Emotional attraction or desire.

    Many people still have feelings for their first love.

    You can kiss a hundred boys in bars Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling You can say it's just the way you are Make a new excuse, another stupid reason

  5. Intuition.

    He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.

    I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.

  6. An opinion, an attitude.

    When you are tempted to speculate in cocoa, lie down until the feeling goes away.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of feel