[
UK
/fˈiːlɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈfiɫɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈfiɫɪŋ/ ]
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 understanding of something
he had a great feeling for music -
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
she had a feeling of euphoria
I disliked him and the feeling was mutual
he had terrible feelings of guilt -
a physical sensation that you experience
he lost all feeling in his arm
he had a queasy feeling
I had a strange feeling in my leg -
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
what are your feelings about the crisis?
his impression of her was favorable
it strengthened my belief in his sincerity
I had a feeling that she was lying -
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
the surface had a greasy feeling
she likes the touch of silk on her skin
How To Use feeling 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
- As for me, I was feeling a little spaced out and tired from my trip across the pond yesterday.
- 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
- I'm feeling a bit edgy about the exam tomorrow.
