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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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Their work remixes the thrill of early internet exploration into colorful abstraction, cracking open an esoteric feeling to analyze its contents and origin — to varying effect.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

He embraces downhill skiing, he says, because he loves being around his family on the slopes, “and feeling the adrenaline rush, and the rush of wind on my face.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Last weekend Miller and Off Campus star Antonio Cipriano brought Babydoll to Strictly Come Dancing which left the Welsh star feeling a "little emotional" as he reconnected with Emma Willis.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

He was in his late 30s when he bought, feeling that it was “just what a person does.”

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

He looks at me, his eyes filled with hurt, and I can’t help feeling the blanket of blame he places on me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Still, he tried to ignore the nagging feelings.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

The country's largest dairy producer, Mengniu, said it "firmly opposes and has a zero-tolerance policy towards any words or actions that hurt the feelings of the Chinese people".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

And China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Associated Press that “words and actions that hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will naturally be met with joint opposition from all sectors of Chinese society.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

She can telegraph to you and herself that, despite her reported feelings about you, she has done the right thing for her grandchildren.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Sometimes Tall Tailless would join the cub in a howl, and they’d sing their feelings to the Forest.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver


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