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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feeling

/ˈfiː.lɪŋ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
feel-ing
IPA
/ˈfiː.lɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Emotionally sensitive.

adj

Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.

noun

Sensation, particularly through the skin.

noun

Emotion; impression.

noun

Emotional state or well-being.

noun

Emotional attraction or desire.

noun

Intuition.

noun

An opinion, an attitude.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more feeling (comparative) most feeling (superlative) feelings (plural)

Derived Forms

feelingful feelingless feelingly feelingness feelpinion misfeeling nonfeeling underfeeling unfeeling

Phrases

bad feeling feeling in one's waters fellow-feeling fellow feeling floating feeling gut feeling hard feelings hurt feelings

Synonyms

intuitive feeling touch touch sensation tactual sensation tactile sensation impression belief notion opinion

Rhymes With

dealing healing stealing ceiling revealing appealing sealing kneeling peeling wheeling concealing reeling

Questions

How do you pronounce feeling?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/.
What does feeling mean?
Emotionally sensitive.
Where does feeling come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce feeling

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