feeling

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

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Noun

Singular feeling

Plural feelings

1. Your feelings are your emotions, thoughts, and opinions.

   Many people have strong feelings about the war.

   Charles had some difficulty in understanding her feelings.

2. A feeling is a signal that your body gives you, such as pain, heat, softness, etc.
   • Synonyms: sensation and sentient

   The feeling of the sun on his face was relaxing.

   Since the accident, he has no feeling in his fingers.

Verb

Plain form feel

Third-person singular feels

Past tense felt

Past participle felt

Present participle feeling

1. To experience something by touch.

   He felt the soft cloth with his hand.

2. To experience something the body.

   She felt a pain in her hand.

3. To have an emotion. When you are happy, sad, or angry you are feeling.

   I'm feeling very happy today.

   They feel sad because their friend left.