feeling

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.3 Anagrams

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
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• Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ

[edit] Adjective

feeling (comparative more feeling, superlative most feeling)

1. Emotionally sensitive.

   Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.

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feeling (plural feelings)

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.

3. (always plural) Emotional state or well-being.

   You really hurt my feelings when you said that.

4. (always plural) Emotional attraction or desire.

   Many people still have feelings for their first love.

5. Intuition.

   He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.

6. An opinion, an attitude.
   • 1972, George J. W. Goodman (Adam Smith), Supermoney‎, page 156:

     When you are tempted to speculate in cocoa, lie down until the feeling goes away.

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[edit] Verb

feeling

1. Present participle of feel.

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• Alphagram: eefgiln
• fine leg
• fleeing

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[edit] Etymology

From English

[edit] Noun

feeling m. (plural feelings)

1. instinct, hunch

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• Alphagram: eefgiln
• églefin