feel like verb6 •To perceive oneself to resemble (something); to have the sense of being (something). •To have a desire for something, or to do something.I didn't feel like working yesterday, so I called in sick. •To feel as though.I’m real scared . . . stiff all over . . . I feel like I am dying . . . I can’t move . . . I don’t want to die . . . help me. — 1992 •To give a perception of something; to appear or to seem.It felt like rain, but it barely drizzled.It feels like Gerald is the likely suspect. •Denotes the apparent temperature. •To feel that something is likely to happen; to predict.I feel like it will rain all week.She felt like the dog could start biting at any moment. formsfelt like · feeling like · feels like