feeling
fee ling
- n the experiencing of affective and emotional states
she had a feeling of euphoria
he had terrible feelings of guilt
I disliked him and the feeling was mutual - n a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
what are your feelings about the crisis?
I had a feeling that she was lying - n the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- n a physical sensation that you experience
he had a queasy feeling
I had a strange feeling in my leg
he lost all feeling in his arm - n the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
the surface had a greasy feeling - n an intuitive understanding of something
he had a great feeling for music - 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
- v perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
- v be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
- v have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
- v undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
- v be felt or perceived in a certain way
- 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
- v pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
- Built in Soviet-bloc Yugoslavia, the Yugo had the distinct feeling of something assembled at gunpoint.
- I get the feeling that I am seeing it fresh for the first time.
- It leaves one feeling restless and dissatisfied.