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feeling

  • adjective
  • feel·ing
  • /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/

Emotionally sensitive.

Example

“Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.”

Other meanings

  1. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.

    “He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.”

Related words

  • bad feeling
  • feelingful
  • feeling in one's waters
  • feelingless
  • feelingly
  • feelingness
  • feelpinion
  • floating feeling
  • gut feeling
  • hard feelings
  • hurt feelings
  • ill feeling

Example sentences

  • “Dancing is all about feeling the rhythm.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “Is love a choice or a feeling?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “The kitten seems to be feeling better this morning.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "felynge".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “feeling” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.