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Feel

verb
(past & past part. felt; pres. part. feeling)
1.
Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.  Synonym: experience.  "He felt regret"
2.
Come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds.  Synonym: find.  "I find him to be obnoxious" , "I found the movie rather entertaining"
3.
Perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles.  Synonym: sense.  "She felt an object brushing her arm" , "He felt his flesh crawl" , "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
4.
Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state.  "She felt tired after the long hike" , "She felt sad after her loss"
5.
Have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude.  "You make me feel naked" , "I made the students feel different about themselves"
6.
Undergo passive experience of:.  "Her fingers felt their way through the string quartet" , "She felt his contempt of her"
7.
Be felt or perceived in a certain way.  "The sheets feel soft"
8.
Grope or feel in search of something.
9.
Examine by touch.  Synonym: finger.  "The customer fingered the sweater"
10.
Examine (a body part) by palpation.  Synonym: palpate.  "The runner felt her pulse"
11.
Find by testing or cautious exploration.
12.
Produce a certain impression.
13.
Pass one's hands over the sexual organs of.
noun
1.
An intuitive awareness.  "It's easy when you get the feel of it"
2.
The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.  Synonyms: feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone.  "A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting" , "It had the smell of treason"
3.
A property perceived by touch.  Synonym: tactile property.
4.
Manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure.



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"Feel" Quotes from Famous Books



... reason which actuated Napoleon; at any rate his chivalrous appreciation of the benefits already received, closed his lips to reproaches. 'Whatever may be the decision of your Majesty,' he said to the Emperor on the eve of Villafranca, 'I shall feel an eternal gratitude for what you have done for the independence of Italy, and I beg you to believe that under all circumstances you may reckon on ...
— The Liberation of Italy • Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
... Alice began to feel very uneasy: to be sure she had not as yet had any dispute with the Queen, but she knew that it might happen any minute, "and then," thought she, "what would become of me? They're dreadfully fond ...
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Proem by Austin Dobson • Lewis Carroll
... immediate wants were supplied by a distribution of corn and cattle; and their future industry was encouraged by an exemption from tribute, during a certain term of years. The Barbarians would have deserved to feel the cruel and perfidious policy of the Imperial court, if they had suffered themselves to be dispersed through the provinces. They required, and they obtained, the sole possession of the villages and districts assigned for their residence; ...
— The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume 2 • Edward Gibbon
... that if I carried out my own wish, it might look arrogant, but Rupert has expressed the same wish, and now I feel that I am free to wear that dress which brought me to you and to Rupert"—here she beamed on him, and took his hand—"fortified as I am by your wishes and the command of my ...
— The Lady of the Shroud • Bram Stoker
... their short drive. When they reached Linden Gardens she said, 'I think we must say good-bye here, George. I feel as if I were going to ...
— The Talking Horse - And Other Tales • F. Anstey


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