noun

feeling

Translation

sensation, emotion, atmosphere, opinion

I have a strange feeling about this.

She described the feeling of cold.

There is a feeling of hope in the city.

a feeling of ((sth.)) a sense or emotion of (sth.) I have a feeling of dread.

a feeling that ((clause)) an idea or belief that (clause) I have a feeling that he is lying.

Synonyms: sensation, emotion, atmosphere; Antonyms: numbness

From the Old English verb 'felan' (to feel), with the '-ing' suffix forming a noun.

Think of 'feeling' as what you 'feel' inside, whether it's a physical sensation or an emotion.