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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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“It’s feeling a lot better right now. So that’s encouraging.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

"I hope I can just push on from here and get more caps. It was a great feeling to make my debut," Charles said at the time.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Dentist Julian Pena said he "ran outside carrying nothing" after feeling strong tremors and found hundreds doing the same.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

“I remember feeling the euphoria and wanting to do it again as soon as I could,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Once again I had the feeling that this sister with whom I had spent all my life belonged somehow to another order of beings.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

It’s that I thought I had long since worked through these feelings.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

In a laboratory study, participants who sat upright reported more positive feelings and performed better during a task involving risk and reward than participants who slouched or sat in the control condition.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

But our feelings for the character is not the only, or most important, love story helping to drive the success of “Brand New Day.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Asked how she felt about Bush, she added: "I have no feelings towards that person."

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

That helped to calm Daisy’s feelings a little, but not very much.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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