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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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Feeling is more powerful than fact here, and Travolta leans hard into the dreamy, futuristic visual identity of the jet set age to evoke a childlike sense of awe in the viewer.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Feeling loved is being known, and you do that through a “sea-saw.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Feeling for bumps and other cranial features, practitioners created a profile of the sitter’s character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

"Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounters and dialogue. In this way polarisation, conflict, fear and violence spread."

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Feeling a little like I’d stepped into a funeral without knowing the family, I stayed quiet.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye




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