Sekirov Dictionary

feeling

/ˈfiː.lɪŋ/

noun 6
adjective 2
forms 3
phrases 1

noun6

•
Sensation, particularly through the skin.
- The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.
•
a state of the mind, such as being happy, sad or afraid
- The house gave me a feeling of dread.
•
Emotional state or well-being.
- You really hurt my feelings when you said that.
•
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.
•
[usually plural] Emotional attraction or desire.
- Many people still have feelings for their first love.
•
An opinion, an attitude.
- When you are tempted to speculate in cocoa, lie down until the feeling goes away. — 1972

adjective2

•
Emotionally sensitive.
- Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.
•
Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.
- He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.

forms

feelings · more feeling · most feeling

Phrases with feeling

gut feeling
An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale.

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