See Also: feeling 1, noun(dictionary)
Feeling(medicine)
ill feeling(dictionary)
feeling(2)(dictionary)
feeling(1)(dictionary)
feeling 2, adjective(dictionary)
feeling tone(medicine)
fellow-feeling(dictionary)
fellow feeling(dictionary)
end 1, noun(dictionary)

feeling 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?anger/sadness/joy etc?
2 ?way somebody thinks/feels?
3 ?opinion?
4 have/get a feeling (that)
5 ?general attitude?
6 ?heat/cold/pain etc?
7 ?ability to feel?
8 ?effect of a place/book etc?
9 I know the feeling
10 the feeling is mutual
11 bad/ill feeling
12 with feeling
13 a feeling for something
14 ?emotions not thought?
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?ANGER/SADNESS/JOY ETC?
[C] an emotion that you feel, such as anger, sadness, or happiness
feeling of
::terrible feelings of guilt
::It's a great feeling when a wild animal shows you affection.
::It was the last game of the season, and feelings were running high (=people were very angry or excited) .
?WAY SOMEBODY THINKS/FEELS?
feelings [plural] someone's feelings are their thoughts, emotions, and attitudes
::He's considerate of other people's feelings.
::Don't worry. It won't hurt my feelings if you change your mind.
::Children only slowly develop the ability to put their feelings into words (=describe what they are thinking and feeling) .
::My parents had mixed feelings (=had both good and bad feelings) about all the changes.
?OPINION?
[C] a belief or opinion about something, especially one that is influenced by your emotions
::My personal feeling is that not enough has been done.
feeling on
::She has strong feelings on the issue of abortion.
feeling about
::a survey on people's feelings about the candidates
::His gut feeling (=opinion based on emotion) was that Burns was probably guilty.
have/get a feeling (that)
to think that something is probably true, or will probably happen
have/get a feeling (that) (that)
::Leslie suddenly got the feeling that somebody was watching her.
::He had a sneaking feeling (=a slight feeling that something is true, without being sure) that they were laughing at him.
::Garry had a sinking feeling (=had a sudden bad feeling that something is true) that he was making a mistake.
have/get a feeling (that) about
::I have a good feeling about this. I think it's going to work.
?GENERAL ATTITUDE?
[U] a general attitude among a group of people about a subject
::the anti-American feeling in the region
feeling against/in favour of
::Johnson underestimated the strength of public feeling against the war in Vietnam.
::the depth of feeling against nuclear weapons
?HEAT/COLD/PAIN ETC?
[C] something that you feel in your body, such as heat, cold, tiredness etc
::I keep getting this funny feeling (=a strange feeling) in my neck.
feeling of
::feelings of dizziness
?ABILITY TO FEEL?
[U] the ability to feel pain, heat etc in part of your body
::Harry had lost all feeling in his toes.
?EFFECT OF A PLACE/BOOK ETC?
[singular] the effect that a place, book, film etc has on people and the way it makes them feel
feeling of
::the town's strong feeling of history
::It gives a feeling of eating outdoors, without having to worry about being rained on.
I know the feeling
spoken said when you understand how someone feels because you have had the same experience
::'It's so embarrassing when you can't remember someone's name.' 'I know the feeling.'
the feeling is mutual
spoken said when you have the same feeling about someone as they have towards you
::My dad hated my boyfriend, and the feeling was mutual.
bad/ill feeling
anger, lack of trust etc between people, especially after an argument or unfair decision
::The changes have caused a lot of ill feeling among the workforce.
with feeling
in a way that shows you feel very angry, happy etc
::Chang spoke with great feeling about the injustices of the regime.
a feeling for sth
a) an ability to do something or understand a subject, which you get from experience
::It's an orchestra that has always shown a special feeling for Brahms' music.
b) a natural ability to do something
-synonym talent talent
::She has a natural feeling for mathematical ideas.
?EMOTIONS NOT THOUGHT?
[U] a way of reacting to things using your emotions, instead of thinking about them carefully
::The Romantic writers valued feeling above all else.
-see also no hard feelings at hard 1 (19), hurt sb's feelings at hurt 1 (4)