feeling
nounEtymology From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing.
1
Sensation, particularly through the skin.
- The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.
2
Emotion; impression.
- The house gave me a feeling of dread.
- Part of the 'western arcade' (as it's known) is lined with delis, cafes and other shops, giving it the feeling of a bazaar.2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: London Bridge”, in RAIL, number 948, page 31:
3
Emotional state or well-being.
Always in the plural
- You really hurt my feelings when you said that.
4
Plural normally Emotional attraction or desire.
- Many people still have feelings for their first love.
- You can kiss a hundred boys in bars Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling You can say it's just the way you are Make a new excuse, another stupid reason2024 April 5, Chappell Roan, Justin Tranter, Dan Nigro, “Good Luck, Babe!”performed by Chappell Roan:
5
Intuition.
- He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.
- I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
1 more example
- Got on a lucky one / Came in eighteen to one / I've got a feeling / This year's for me and you1987, “Fairytale of New York”, performed by The Pogues:
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An opinion, an attitude.
- When you are tempted to speculate in cocoa, lie down until the feeling goes away.1972, George J. W. Goodman (Adam Smith), Supermoney, page 156:
- Derived terms
25 terms
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