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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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"American families are feeling the pain of rising costs. Their American dream is getting further out of reach," she wrote.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

One expert previously told MarketWatch that space ETFs are feeling an “investment coma” as investors grapple with owning volatile space stocks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Keane is feeling quite relaxed about his situation.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

“I’m feeling a lot of pressure to expand,” said Scott Seaholm, chief executive of Ohio-based Universal Metal Products.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

His realness is the one that made that awful slippery feeling slide down my spine.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Denning also includes intuition, gut feelings, imagination, and spontaneous creativity among the forms of tacit knowledge that remain beyond the reach of machines.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

But whether it makes a difference in viewers’ actual feelings and reactions toward race and class has long been a question.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

After more than 30 years, people still want to feel the feelings that Snow Patrol make them feel.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Trader Joe’s, of course, has done its part to thaw people’s feelings toward the freezer aisle: the orange chicken, the soup dumplings, the cheese-filled fiocchetti with pink sauce.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Anyway, this was all ridiculous—the idea that this practical stranger knew anything about his innermost feelings.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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