/ ˈfiːlɪŋ; NAmE / noun
STH THAT YOU FEEL
1.
[ C ] feeling (of sth) something that you feel through the mind or through the senses :
a feeling of hunger / excitement / sadness, etc.
guilty feelings
I've got a tight feeling in my stomach.
( informal )
'I really resent the way he treated me.' ' I know the feeling .' (= I know how you feel)
'I'm going to miss you.' ' The feeling's mutual (= I feel exactly the same) .'
IDEA / BELIEF
2.
[ sing. ] feeling (of sth) | feeling (that ... ) the idea or belief that a particular thing is true or a particular situation is likely to happen
SYN impression :
He suddenly had the feeling of being followed.
I got the feeling that he didn't like me much.
I had a nasty feeling that we were lost.
ATTITUDE / OPINION
3.
[ U , C ] feeling (about / on sth) an attitude or opinion about sth :
The general feeling of the meeting was against the decision.
I don't have any strong feelings about it one way or the other.
My own feeling is that we should buy the cheaper one.
She had mixed feelings about giving up her job.
Public feeling is being ignored by the government.
EMOTIONS
4.
feelings [ pl. ] a person's emotions rather than their thoughts or ideas :
He hates talking about his feelings.
I didn't mean to hurt your feelings (= offend you) .
5.
[ U , C ] strong emotion :
She spoke with feeling about the plight of the homeless.
Feelings are running high (= people are very angry or excited) .
UNDERSTANDING
6.
[ U ] feeling (for sb/sth) the ability to understand sb/sth or to do sth in a sensitive way :
She has a wonderful feeling for colour.
He played the piano with great feeling.
SYMPATHY / LOVE
7.
[ U , pl. ] feeling (for sb/sth) sympathy or love for sb/sth :
You have no feeling for the sufferings of others.
I still have feelings for her (= feel attracted to her in a romantic way) .
PHYSICAL
8.
[ U ] the ability to feel physically :
I've lost all feeling in my legs.
ATMOSPHERE
9.
[ sing. ] the atmosphere of a place, situation, etc. :
They have managed to recreate the feeling of the original theatre.
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IDIOMS
- bad / ill feeling
—more at hard adjective , sink verb , spare