feeling

feel|ing1 [ `filıŋ ] noun ***

1. ) count an emotional state, for example anger or happiness:

feeling of: Parents often experience deep feelings of guilt if their children fail.

a ) feelings plural emotions, especially when these are sensitive and likely to be affected by what other people say or do:

He found it difficult to express his feelings.

hurt someone's feelings (=upset someone): I didn't want to hurt his feelings.

b ) singular the emotional effect that a place has on you:

There's a feeling of hopelessness about the place.

2. ) count an opinion that you have about something, especially when it is based on general thoughts rather than definite reasons:

My feeling is that we should wait a week or two.

feeling about: Sarah has very strong feelings about environmental issues.

a ) uncount the opinions of most people:

The feeling is that the economy will continue to improve.

feeling on/about: The governor underestimated the strength of public feeling on this issue.

3. ) count something you feel physically in your body:

feeling of: A feeling of nausea came over her.

I suddenly had an overwhelming feeling of tiredness.

a ) uncount the ability to feel pain, heat, etc. in your body:

When I woke up I had no feeling in my legs.

lose the feeling in something: She had lost all the feeling in her right arm.

bad/ill feeling

angry feelings that remain between people after a disagreement

feelings are running high

used for saying that people have very strong ideas or opinions about something

have/get a feeling (that) or have/get the feeling (that)

to be conscious of something but not certain about it:

I have a feeling we've met before.

I had the feeling she was watching me.

have/get a feeling for something

to have or develop a natural ability to do something

have mixed feelings about something

to like or approve of some aspects of a situation and not like or approve of other aspects:

I had mixed feelings about meeting Laura again.

I know the feeling SPOKEN

used for showing sympathy

=> HARD1, MUTUAL1 1B

feeling

feel|ing 2 [ `filıŋ ] adjective

sensitive and showing emotion:

She did not appear to be a particularly feeling person.

╾ feel|ing|ly adverb