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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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She remembers eating a normal portion of cereal and, for the first time she could recall, feeling satisfied.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

“It would be one thing that would actually translate into people feeling OK here again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

"I had gone to bed a bit late, but the air-raid sirens woke me up, leaving me feeling anxious," said Nawal Saad, a Bahraini civil servant in her forties.

From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026

Cold noodles need a dressing with enough substance to coat every curve and ridge, but enough brightness to keep the bowl from feeling stodgy after a few hours in the fridge.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2026

My task just then was to give up my feeling for Karel without giving up the joy and wonder that had grown with it.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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