feel for
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.65 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To experience sympathy for, to sympathise with.
verb
To search for something by touching (as with one’s hand in a bag).
Example Sentences
- "I feel for him: he’s lost two family members in two months."
- "He felt for his purse."
- "Harry felt for his purse in his left-hand trousers pocket, but it was not there. He then tried his right-hand trousers pocket, but it was not there. He then tested the left hand pocket of his vest, but it was not there. He then explored the right-hand pocket of his vest, but it was not there. He then darted a hand into each of the pockets of his shooting-jacket, but it was not there."