Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feel in one's water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: feel in one's wa-ter
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To feel or know (something) intuitively and with a sense of certainty.

Example Sentences

"Oliphant questioned whether his reasons were adequate, and Rutherford roared back: "Reasons! Reasons! I feel it in my water!""
"Georgie Watson knew something about the death of her father. Morton didn't just suspect this, he knew it as fact. He could feel it in his water and it nearly hurt him."
"Younis is somehow involved in things, even if it's on the periphery. I feel it in my water."
"I just know that when I finish it's going to be great. I can feel it in my water."

Inflected Forms

feels in one's water (present, singular) feeling in one's water (participle, present) felt in one's water (participle, past) felt in one's water (past) feel in one's waters (alternative)

Synonyms

feel in one's bones

Questions

What does feel in one's water mean?: To feel or know (something) intuitively and with a sense of certainty.

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