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Feeling I Stomach Feel ˈfiːlɪŋ Strong Guilty Tight

Word feeling
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈfiːlɪŋ / NAmE / ˈfiːlɪŋ /
Example
  • a feeling of hunger/excitement/sadness, etc.
  • guilty feelings
  • i've got a tight feeling in my stomach.
  • ‘i really resent the way he treated me.’ ‘i know the feeling (= i know how you feel).’
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feeling

(noun)BrE / ˈfiːlɪŋ / NAmE / ˈfiːlɪŋ /
  1. something that you feel through the mind or through the senses
    • a feeling of hunger/excitement/sadness, etc.
    • guilty feelings
    • I've got a tight feeling in my stomach.
    • ‘I really resent the way he treated me.’ ‘I know the feeling (= I know how you feel).’
    • ‘I'm going to miss you.’ ‘The feeling's mutual (= I feel exactly the same).’
  2. the idea or belief that a particular thing is true or a particular situation is likely to happen
    • synonym impression
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/impression
    • He suddenly had the feeling of being followed.
    • I got the feeling that he didn't like me much.
    • I had a nasty feeling that we were lost.
  3. an attitude or opinion about something
    • The general feeling of the meeting was against the decision.
    • I don't have any strong feelings about it one way or the other.
    • She had mixed feelings about giving up her job.
    • My own feeling is that we should buy the cheaper one.
    • Public feeling is being ignored by the government.
  4. a person’s emotions rather than their thoughts or ideas
    • He hates talking about his feelings.
    • I didn't mean to hurt your feelings (= offend you).
    • I kept off the subject of divorce so as to spare her feelings.
  5. strong emotion
    • She spoke with feeling about the plight of the homeless.
    • Feelings are running high (= people are very angry or excited).
  6. the ability to understand somebody/something or to do something in a sensitive way
    • He played the piano with great feeling.
    • She has a wonderful feeling for colour.
  7. sympathy or love for somebody/something
    • You have no feeling for the sufferings of others.
    • I still have feelings for her (= feel attracted to her in a romantic way).
  8. the ability to feel physically
    • I've lost all feeling in my legs.
    • Feeling gradually began to return to my frozen feet.
  9. the atmosphere of a place, situation, etc.
    • They have managed to recreate the feeling of the original theatre.
    • The house had a feeling of neglect about it.
  10. an unpleasant feeling that you get when you realize that something bad has happened or is going to happen
    • I had a horrible sinking feeling when I saw the ambulance outside the house.
  11. anger between people, especially after an argument or disagreement
    • There was a lot of bad feeling between the two groups of students.
  12. used to tell somebody you have been arguing with or have beaten in a contest that you would still like to be friendly with them
    • It looks like I'm the winner again. No hard feelings, Dave, eh?
  13. to be careful not to do or say anything that might upset somebody
  14. Extra Examples

    • ‘I really resent the way he treated me.’ ‘I know the feeling= I know how you feel.’
    • ‘I’m going to miss you.’ ‘The feeling’s mutual.’
    • ‘I’m going to miss you.’ ‘The feeling’s mutual= I feel exactly the same.’
    • After the accident he lost all feeling in his legs.
    • Although she did not reciprocate his feelings, she did not discourage him.
    • Do you get the feeling that we’re not welcome here?
    • Feelings were running high as the meeting continued.
    • He felt a wonderful warm feeling come over him.
    • He finds it difficult to express his feelings.
    • He had developed a feeling for when not to disturb her.
    • He had never been one to share his feelings.
    • He still harboured feelings of resentment.
    • He suddenly had a terrible sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.
    • He wanted just to be able to let his feelings out.
    • He was determined to banish all feelings of guilt.
    • Heather is slowly admitting her feelings.
    • Her poems reflected her personal feelings.
    • I can bring out Aminta’s romantic feelings.
    • I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong with him.
    • I don’t have those guilt feelings any more.
    • I don’t want any bad feeling/feelings between us.
    • I finally gave vent to my feelings and started yelling at him.
    • I fought back my feelings of jealousy.
    • I had a feeling about that place.
    • I had a nagging feeling that I had forgotten something.
    • I had mixed feelings about meeting them again.
    • I hated the feeling of uncertainty.
    • I have a tight feeling in my stomach.
    • I have mixed feelings on that.
    • I kept my feelings to myself.
    • I started to get a familiar feeling in my stomach.
    • I tried to ignore my irrational feelings of jealousy.
    • I’m sorry if I’ve hurt your feelings.
    • It gave me a warm fuzzy feeling to hear him say that.
    • It makes no difference to my feelings for you.
    • It was a good feeling to be arriving home again.
    • It was the practical aspect of life that heightened her feelings of loneliness and loss.
    • Light colours create a feeling of spaciousness.
    • My gut feeling was that we couldn’t trust her.
    • Personal feelings don’t come into it—we have to do what’s right.
    • Rielle had an overwhelming feeling of guilt.
    • She could finally release her pent-up feelings.
    • She experienced a whole range of feelings.
    • She gives me this creepy feeling.
    • She ignored the queasy feeling in her stomach.
    • She loved the feeling of being close to him.
    • She still had a lot of feeling for David.
    • She tried to hide her true feelings.
    • She was left with the feeling that he did not care.
    • She was lucky that she had suffered no more than hurt feelings.
    • Someone has to lose. No hard feelings, eh?
    • Someone’s got to lose. No hard feelings, Dave, eh?
    • The debate aroused strong feelings on both sides.
    • The drink gave me a feeling of confidence.
    • Their aim was to stir up feeling against the war.
    • There’s a great patriotic feeling in the country.
    • They begin to develop feelings for one another.
    • They have managed to recreate the feeling of the original building.
    • We didn’t tell Jane because we wanted to spare her feelings.
    • We discussed our innermost feelings.
    • What I love about this book is its genuine feeling for people.
    • What are your feelings on this issue?
    • a case that has aroused strong public feeling
    • a feeling of excitement
    • a sweet old man with genuine feelings for Virginia
    • discussing his innermost feelings with me
    • her feelings of anger towards him
    • his feelings of grief
    • releasing her pent-up feelings
    • the painful feeling in his gut
    • I had a nasty feeling that she was lying to me.
    • My gut feeling was that it had been a mistake to come here.
    • My own feeling is that we should go for the cheaper option.
    • There was a feeling of sadness in the room.
    • There was a general feeling of change in the air.
    • They are completely ignoring the feelings of local people.
    • You need to stop having these guilty feelings.
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