"feeling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-feeling.ogg [US] Forms: feeling [singular], feelings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Your feelings are your emotions, thoughts, and opinions.
    Sense id: simple-feeling-en-noun-v~MYNK0V
  2. A feeling is a signal that your body gives you, such as pain, heat, softness, etc. Synonyms: sensation, sentient
    Sense id: simple-feeling-en-noun-R~IzgRFB

Verb

IPA: /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-feeling.ogg [US] Forms: feel [canonical], feels [third-person, singular], felt [past], felt [past, participle], feeling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|feel|feels|felt|feeling}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To experience something by touch.
    Sense id: simple-feeling-en-verb-GoT0swlH
  2. To experience something the body.
    Sense id: simple-feeling-en-verb-Cxk-QCTa
  3. To have an emotion. When you are happy, sad, or angry you are feeling.
    Sense id: simple-feeling-en-verb-jXhS8BLZ
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          "text": "Many people have strong feelings about the war."
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        },
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          "text": "Since the accident, he has no feeling in his fingers."
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