feeling

/ˈfiː.lɪŋ/
noun 5adj 2

Collocations

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1

(noun.) sth that you feel/sense/believe

ADJ

strong | definite, distinct

nagging, sneaking/sneaky, vague

She had a sneaking feeling that her roommate had eaten her leftover pizza.

glorious, good, great, marvellous, warm, wonderful

There's a wonderful feeling when you finish a difficult project at work.

horrible, nasty, queasy, sick, sinking, terrible, tight, uncomfortable, uneasy

She woke up with a queasy feeling and knew she wouldn't be able to eat breakfast.

guilty | curious, eerie, odd, peculiar, strange

gut, instinctive

I had an instinctive feeling that something was wrong the moment I walked in.

general, popular, public

There's a popular feeling among teenagers that social media is essential for staying connected.

VERB + FEELING

feel, get, have

When I walked into the room, I had a strange feeling that something was wrong.

give sb, leave sb with

The long wait at the airport gave me a frustrating feeling of uncertainty about the flight.

know

When my flight was cancelled, my friend said she knew the feeling because hers was delayed last month.

arouse, evoke, inspire

The movie's ending inspired a bittersweet feeling in everyone who watched it.

FEELING + VERB

come over sb

be mutual

My sister said she was nervous about moving away, and I admitted the feeling was mutual.

PREP

~ about

She asked what I was feeling about the decision, but I wasn't ready to talk.

~ of

She woke up with a feeling of dread about her important exam that morning.

~ on

I'd like to know your feelings on the new restaurant that opened downtown last week.

2

(noun.) feelings: emotions

ADJ

deep, intense, strong

ambivalent, mixed

She felt ambivalent about starting her new job in a different city.

positive, warm | hostile, negative | hurt, injured | inner, innermost, real, true

pent-up

After months of silence, he finally expressed his pent-up feelings about the unfair decision.

personal | religious | sexual

VERB + FEELING

experience, harbour, have, suffer

After the argument, he harboured feelings of guilt for several days.

express, give vent to, release, show, vent

After the argument, she finally vented her frustrations and told him exactly what she thought.

articulate, describe, discuss, talk about

She found it hard to articulate her feelings about leaving her childhood home.

bottle up, hide, mask, repress, suppress

She bottled up her anger for weeks before finally expressing it to her manager.

banish

She tried hard to banish the nervous feeling before her job interview.

hurt

His careless comments really hurt her feelings at the party last night.

spare

I didn't mention the accident to protect his feelings and spare him unnecessary worry.

arouse, engender, evoke, inspire

His unexpected apology evoked mixed feelings among the team members.

heighten

The loud noise from the construction site heightened my feeling of anxiety about the exam.

understand

reciprocate, return

When he finally confessed his love, she was happy to return his feelings.

FEELING + VERB

come into sth

When making business decisions, personal preferences shouldn't come into play.

run high

Emotions ran high in the stadium when the home team scored the winning goal in the final minute.

PREP

~ for

She has always had warm feelings for her grandmother and visits her every week.

~ of

She experienced a sudden feeling of relief when she heard the good news.

~ towards

My grandfather still has some hurt feelings towards his old business partner after their disagreement.

PHRASES

no hard feelings

After the match, the two players shook hands with no hard feelings despite the intense competition.

3

(noun.) understanding/sensitivity

ADJ

great, wonderful

VERB + FEELING

have

develop

After years of playing guitar, she developed a feeling for the right tempo.

PREP

with ~

He described his childhood memories with feeling, his voice trembling as he spoke.

~ for

He developed a real feeling for jazz music after spending years listening to old records.

4

(noun.) sympathy/love

VERB + FEELING

have

I have a strange feeling that something important is going to happen today.

PREP

~ for

I have deep feeling for my grandmother, even though we live far apart.

5

(noun.) anger

ADJ

bad, ill

VERB + FEELING

cause, create, lead to | stir up

PREP

~ against

There is growing feeling against the new shopping mall in our neighborhood.

~ between

After the argument, there was hard feeling between the neighbors for several months.

6

(noun.) ability to feel physically

VERB + FEELING

lose | regain

PREP

~ in

She complained that she had no feeling in her fingers after sitting in the cold for hours.

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