feel
feel
- n an intuitive awareness;
he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it - n the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the feel of the city excited him - n a property perceived by touch
- n manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel - v undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
- v come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
I feel that he doesn't like me - v perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
- v be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
My cold is gone--I feel fine today - v have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
You make me feel naked
I made the students feel different about themselves - v undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
- v be felt or perceived in a certain way
The ground feels shaky
The sheets feel soft - v grope or feel in search of something
- v examine by touch
- v examine (a body part) by palpation
- v find by testing or cautious exploration
- v produce a certain impression
It feels nice to be home again - v pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
- In Urumqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang that exploded with ethnic rioting last week that left 184 dead, the single-most common complaint of Uighur residents is that they feel .
- The one movie I feel should have definitely made the list (of top 3 movies, let alone 100), is Seven Samurai.
- Q: Do you feel a strong affinity for current Scottish bands? A: I do in a way.