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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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“I am too familiar with the feeling of working and taking on low-wage work while feeling invisible because my voice is disregarded just because of our broken immigration system,” McManus said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"And the feeling that prospects for the future are shrinking like a withering skin."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Also, we could pursue any interest we liked without feeling that it had been commandeered by a brother or sister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

When you’re a kid, it arrives all at once: the last school bell, the first trip to the pool, the permission slip feeling of a completely unscheduled Tuesday.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Not a flicker of feeling registered in her eyes.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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