feeling

feel|ing¹ W1S1 [ˈfi:lıŋ] n

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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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1.) ¦(ANGER/SADNESS/JOY ETC)¦

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) .

2.) ¦(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.

3.) ¦(OPINION)¦

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.

4.) 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.

5.) ¦(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

6.) ¦(HEAT/COLD/PAIN ETC)¦

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

7.) ¦(ABILITY TO FEEL)¦[U]

the ability to feel pain, heat etc in part of your body

▪ Harry had lost all feeling in his toes.

8.) ¦(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.

9.) 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.'

10.) 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.

11.) 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.

12.) with feeling

in a way that shows you feel very angry, happy etc

▪ Chang spoke with great feeling about the injustices of the regime.

13.) 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

= ↑talent

▪ She has a natural feeling for mathematical ideas.

14.) ¦(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.

→no hard feelings at ↑hard¹ (19), hurt sb's feelings at ↑hurt¹ (4)

feeling ²

feeling² adj

showing strong feelings

▪ a feeling look

>feelingly adv