feeling

Examples

• All

• I'm just trying to share my feelings with you...

  Theater Camp (2023)

• My feelings for her are still so strong.

  Captain Faggotron Saves the Universe (2023)

• I know we're all having a lot of feelings right now.

  Thunderbolts* (2025)

• And how long have you had these feelings?

  Werewolf Cabal (2022)

• Eventually, songwriting became a medium through which he could share his feelings and experiences with others.

  Academic text (2013)

• Through the natural language of play, children and adolescents communicate feelings, thoughts, and experiences.

  Academic text (2013)

• By sharing power, the leader creates a feeling of influence and ownership in organizational success.

  Academic text (2008)

• I have strong feelings for Owen, but I can't date him, because if we break up, there will be tension between us.

  Joey & Rex Save the Church (2022)

• Sharing an HIV-positive diagnosis can provoke feelings of anxiety and threats to personal well-being.

  Academic text (2008)

• When we talked about our childhood, I could see the feeling of nostalgia in her eyes.

Synonyms

S

sense

vsfeeling

∞ 3.1

A general feeling about a situation

refers to an actual inner reaction or experience, not only an awareness

E

emotion

vsfeeling

∞ 1.6

A strong feeling such as love or anger

is broader and covers mild or fleeting inner experiences as well as strong ones

M

mood

vsfeeling

529 1.0

A temporary feeling that affects how someone acts

often lasts for a period and shows in behaviour rather than a single reaction

E

emotional state

vsfeeling

22 3.6

A person's feelings at a certain time

includes immediate inner reactions and general experience, not only condition

Antonyms

I

indifference

71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

A

apathy

43 6.2

A lack of interest or care about things

Idioms

F

feeling dead inside

• Informal

1 9.9

Being numb and empty inside after loss or long sadness

F

feeling adventurous

1 4.1

Wanting to try new and exciting things even if they are risky

F

feeling daiquiried

• Informal

9.9

A bit drunk after drinking daiquiris

F

feeling motherless

9.0

You feel a deep loss after your mother dies

F

feeling baluku

• US

9.9

Feeling very tired after hard exercise

F

feeling bluh

• Slang

9.9

A little sad and not wanting to do much

F

feeling boaby

• Slang

9.9

To be very pleased and confident about yourself

Compounds

B

bad feeling

76 3.6

A sense that something bad may happen

F

feeling confident

46 3.0

Being sure you can do something well

F

feeling dizzy

16 3.8

Your body or the room seems to spin and you may lose balance

S

sinking feeling

• Informal

9 4.5

A sudden strong worry that something bad will happen

W

warm fuzzy feeling

• Informal

4 3.5

A pleasant feeling inside when something kind happens

F

fellow feeling

1 4.5

A feeling of sympathy and understanding for someone who is sad or in trouble

I

intuitive feeling

1 5.1

A quick sense that something is true without thinking

C

class feeling

• Formal

7.2

Feelings of envy, anger, or support between social classes

F

feeling of being untethered

7.5

A state of freedom without ties or limits

F

feeling of movement

• Specialized

6.0

A sense of where your arms and legs are and how they change position

S

squammy feeling

9.9

A strange, uncomfortable feeling you cannot explain

How Intense

ecstasy

57 6.1

passion

463 2.5

emotion

∞ 1.6

feeling

∞ 1.0

sentiment

75 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology