feeling
noun
- sensation, particularly through the skin
- emotion; impression
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ / /ˈfi.lɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing.
- Emotionally sensitive.
“Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.”
- 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.
- Sensation, particularly through the skin.
“The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.”
- 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.”
- Emotional state or well-being.
“You really hurt my feelings when you said that.”
- 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”
- 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.”
- 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.
- present participle and gerund of feel