feeling

/ˈfi.lɪŋ/
adjectivenoun

Emotionally sensitive.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Emotionally sensitive.

    “Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.”

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

    “He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.”

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Sensation, particularly through the skin.

    “The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.”

  2. Emotion; impression.

    “The house gave me a feeling of dread.”

  3. Emotional state or well-being.

    “You really hurt my feelings when you said that.”

  4. Emotional attraction or desire.

    “Many people still have feelings for their first love.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

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

FEELING at a glance

FEELING has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (F 4 + E 1 + E 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #735 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with feeling

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • FEEDING12
  • PEELING10
  • FUELING11
  • REELING8
  • FELLING11
  • KEELING12
  • HEELING11
  • SEELING8
  • FEEZING20
  • FEALING11
  • FEERING11
  • FEESING11
  • JEELING15

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