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  • present participle of feel.
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feeling

[fee-ling] / ˈfi lɪŋ /






Usage

What are other ways to say feeling? The noun feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of sadness, of rejoicing. Emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so powerful that it takes over the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger. Sentiment is a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment.

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“With a lot of players, when they’re not feeling well physically it adds to the toll mentally and emotionally,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

For too long, he argues, we have separated mind and body, thought and feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Private operators are already feeling the financial impact.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The day after Volkswagen management, shareholders and unions agreed to cut a total 100,000 jobs over the coming years, automotive workers told AFP Friday they were feeling a mix of fury and disappointment.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

“Will you be feeling well enough to come for your hearing soon?”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"It's that length of time but also maybe the intensity of the feelings."

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

The finale, “Vote 4 Paul Baker,” builds toward a big rom-com sequence: Anton races home with Issa to confess his feelings to Paul Baker.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

But because this is within your budget, I’d say that if this friendship is important to you, put your feelings of annoyance aside and attend.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

“It’s how you develop mutual respect and reinforces that you’re close enough that you can do that and no one is going to get their feelings hurt,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

It’s the opposite of the verse novels I like, which make complicated feelings so clear.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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