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Meaning of feeling in English
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/ ˈfiː.lɪŋ /feeling noun ( SENSE )
Add to word list Add to word list B1 [ C or U ] the fact of feeling something physical : I had a tingling feeling in my fingers . I've got this strange feeling in my stomach . My toes were so cold that I'd lost all feeling in them. Synonym sensation (FEELING) More examples Fewer examples I was left with a horrible feeling of emptiness . He had the feeling he was being followed . Her performance seemed to me completely lacking in feeling. People doing yoga benefit from an increased feeling of well-being . I found myself unable to articulate my feelings. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The senses in general eyesight hearing hyperacute hyperaesthetic intersensory neurosensory night vision receptive sensate sensately sensation sensorial sensorially sensory area sensually sight synaesthesia synesthesia taste vision See more results »feeling noun ( EMOTION )
B1 [ C or U ] emotion : feeling of The feeling of loneliness suddenly overwhelmed him. There's a feeling of dissatisfaction with the government . [ + that ] I got the feeling that I was not welcome . Her performance seemed to me completely lacking in feeling. Synonym sensation (FEELING) feelings [ plural ] B1 emotions , especially those influenced by other people : Some people say that dogs have feelings. See more SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Feelings - general words atmospherically aura breast charged come away emotional emotionalism gut herself himself needy non-emotional non-material sensibility sentience spirited susceptibility team spirit thirsty vibe See more results »feeling noun ( OPINION )
B2 [ C ] opinion : My feeling is that we had better act quickly or it will be too late. More examples Fewer examples There is a danger that anger at the new law may turn into anti-government feeling. The general feeling at the meeting was that a vote should be taken. The feeling among the grassroots of the Party is that the leaders are not radical enough. It's my feeling that the money spent on drug prohibition would be better spent on information and education . There is a feeling in some quarters that a change is needed . SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Opinions, beliefs and points of view accepted wisdom Afrocentric agnosticism anti-drug anti-ideological creed denial have/take a notion to do something idiom helicopter view heretical heretically hot take point of view politics posture pretension prism proposition tick viewpoint See more results »Idioms
bad feeling feelings for someone have a/the feeling hurt someone's feelings (Definition of feeling from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)feeling | American Dictionary
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/ ˈfi·lɪŋ /feeling noun ( EXPERIENCE )
Add to word list Add to word list [ C/U ] a physical or emotional experience or awareness : [ U ] My toes were so cold that I lost all feeling in them. [ C ] I have a feeling that I’m not welcome . [ C/U ] Your feelings are your awareness of the way you should be treated , esp . when you are treated rudely : [ pl ] He doesn’t mean to hurt your feelings.feeling noun ( OPINION )
[ C ] an opinion or belief : My feeling is that we should wait until they come back. He has strong feelings about environmental issues . (Definition of feeling from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)feeling | Business English
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Add to word list Add to word list [ C or U ] something that you feel with your body or mind : I had a funny feeling in my stomach before my interview . The redundancies created bad feeling between the new manager and the remaining staff . [ C, usually singular ] an opinion or thought about something: I have a feeling that they will accept our offer . I get the feeling that staff aren't happy with the pay offer . My gut feeling is that we are launching this product too late. [ S ] ( also feel ) the character of a place or situation : The simple , clean design of the furniture conveys a sophisticated feeling. (Definition of feeling from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)Collocations with feeling
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feeling of desperation The mood is different from that for there is a feeling of desperation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 feeling of discontent The lack of legitimacy and state efficacy, as well as the general feeling of discontent and despair, stimulated mass demonstrations and the emergence of pro-democracy movements across the continent. From the Cambridge English Corpus feeling of dissatisfaction Although they would like to continue in this work, there are liable to be widespread resignations if this feeling of dissatisfaction persists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with feeling What is the pronunciation of feeling ?Translations of feeling
in Chinese (Traditional) 感官, （感官的）感覺, 情緒… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 感官, （感官的）感觉, 情绪… See more in Spanish sensación, emoción, sentimiento… See more in Portuguese sensação, sentimento, intuição… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian काहीतरी शारीरिक जाणवण्याची वस्तुस्थिती, भावना, जाणीव… See more 気持ち, 感覚, 感じ… See more his, duygu, duyu… See more sensation [feminine], sentiment [masculine], impression [feminine]… See more emoció, sentiment, sensació… See more gevoel, idee, affectie… See more உடல் ரீதியான ஒன்றை உணரும் உண்மை/கூற்று, உணர்ச்சி, கருத்து… See more (एक शारीरिक या भौतिक) अनुभूति, भावना, भाव… See more શારીરિક અનુભવ થવો, લાગણી, ભાવ… See more følelse, fornemmelse… See more känsel, känsla, förnimmelse… See more perasaan, rasa, merasakan… See more das Gefühl… See more følelse [masculine], mening [masculine], atmosfære [masculine]… See more احساس, احساس (جذباتی نوعیت کے معاملات کے سیاق میں), رائے… See more відчуття, почуття, погляд… See more чувство, эмоция, ощущение… See more భావన, భౌతికంగా ఏదో అనుభూతి చెందడమనే వాస్తవం, భావోద్వేగం… See more إحساس, عاطِفة, شُعور… See more অনুভূতি, আবেগ, মতামত… See more cit, pocit, city… See more perasaan, rasa, kesan… See more ความรู้สึก, ความรู้สึกทางร่างกาย, ความรู้สึกทางจิตใจ… See more cảm giác, sự cảm thấy, tình cảm… See more uczucie, czucie, odczucie… See more 감정, 느낌, 생각… See more sentimento, sensazione, senso… See more Need a translator?Get a quick, free translation!
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All feel bad feeling fellow feeling feel certain feeling , at feel feel for someone feel like something See all meanings Phrasal Verbs feel for someone feel like something feel someone/something out feel up to something feel someone up feel someone up , at touch someone up See all phrasal verb meanings Idioms and phrases bad feeling idiom gut feeling/reaction phrase have a/the feeling idiom sinking feeling idiom have a nasty feeling phrase (that) Monday morning feeling idiom bad feeling , at bad feelings idiom See all idioms and phrasesWord of the Day
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in a position that is safe from harm or from which harm cannot be done
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