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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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Polls show that many Ukrainians are feeling the same way, even if not everyone has yet made such a radical decision.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

She described feeling withdrawn and missed a campaign event.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

These are rituals that create a structure for intensely feeling brokenness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Answering these questions can give you a better sense of how much attention you should pay to this uncomfortable feeling.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

If he was feeling guilty about one particular thing, it was that he was still unsure where Gingersnipes belonged.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

"I liked that you could talk about your feelings without anybody judging you", he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In the same way that cognitive behavioral therapy teaches patients to recontextualize their thoughts and feelings to produce different behaviors, writing stand-up requires people to reexamine their struggles and recontextualize them into punch lines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

And the icky feelings about the intrusion may persist until you have transparent conversations about it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The following “Love Takes Miles,” which might be Mr. Winter’s most accessible solo work, has a folk-like chord progression and a musical cheeriness that belies the song’s feelings of loneliness and desperation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

My ridiculous daydreams about confessing my true feelings to Trey had always been sprinkled with puns or jokes, strategies for laughing it off without missing a beat, if he wasn’t receptive.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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