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US
/ˈfiɫ/
]
[ UK /fˈiːl/ ]
[ UK /fˈiːl/ ]
NOUN
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the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
it had the smell of treason
a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
the feel of the city excited him -
an intuitive awareness
he has a feel for animals
it's easy when you get the feel of it - a property perceived by touch
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manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel
VERB
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be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
She felt tired after the long hike
She felt sad after her loss
My cold is gone--I feel fine today -
undergo passive experience of
her fingers felt their way through the string quartet
We felt the effects of inflation
she felt his contempt of her -
examine (a body part) by palpation
The nurse palpated the patient's stomach
The runner felt her pulse -
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
I found the movie rather entertaining
I feel that he doesn't like me
I find him to be obnoxious -
be felt or perceived in a certain way
The ground feels shaky
The sheets feel soft -
produce a certain impression
It feels nice to be home again -
examine by touch
The customer fingered the sweater
Feel this soft cloth! -
grope or feel in search of something
He felt for his wallet -
pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
He felt the girl in the movie theater -
have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
I made the students feel different about themselves
You make me feel naked
She felt small and insignificant -
perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
He felt his flesh crawl
She felt the heat when she got out of the car
She felt an object brushing her arm
He felt the wind -
find by testing or cautious exploration
He felt his way around the dark room -
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
He felt regret
She felt resentful
How To Use feel In A Sentence
- I used to think the worst feeling was losing someone you love. But, I was wrong. The worst feeling is the moment you have lost yourself.
- He was going back to the place where there was no feeling, because emotion and love were not allowed.
- I turned up at the school yard with my hippie backpack slung over one shoulder feeling pretty cool. Times, Sunday Times
- I walked out of the theatre feeling a little odd, as I often do when I have been deeply immersed in a film.
- Leaving London they went to Paris, where they passed a few days, but soon grew weary of the place; and Lord Chetwynde, feeling a kind of languor, which seemed to him like a premonition of disease, he decided to go to Germany. The Cryptogram A Novel
- It was of a suitable Ash Wednesday character and left the congregation feeling sober and a little cast down.
- Try feeling a little "schlubby" popping around the corner for a newspaper. Wine Shopping in San Francisco, Italian Style
- I'm still feeling a bit cranially sprained, mind you, but the cat seems perfectly happy to be spending a snow day on the couch with me, watching S3 of Mission: Impossible. The Snowpocalypse Continues
- If all this seems a little negative, let me assure you I now feel an almost pathological fondness for the place. Times, Sunday Times
- I'm feeling a bit edgy about the exam tomorrow.