feel

undergo an emotional sensation

• “She felt resentful”
• “He felt regret”

come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds

• “I feel that he doesn”
• “;”
• “;”

perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

• “He felt the wind”
• “She felt an object brushing her arm”
• “He felt his flesh crawl”
• “She felt the heat when she got out of the car”

seem with respect to a given sensation given

• “My cold is gone--I feel fine today”
• “She felt tired after the long hike”

have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone''s behavior or attitude

• “She felt small and insignificant”
• “You make me feel naked”
• “I made the students feel different about themselves”

undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"

• “her fingers felt their way through the string quartet”
• “she felt his contempt of her”

be felt or perceived in a certain way

• “The ground feels shaky”
• “The sheets feel soft”

grope or feel in search of something

• “He felt for his wallet”

examine by touch

• “Feel this soft cloth!”
• “The customer fingered the sweater”

examine (a body part) by palpation

• “The nurse palpated the patient”
• “;”

find by testing or cautious exploration

• “He felt his way around the dark room”

produce a certain impression

• “It feels nice to be home again”

pass one''s hands over the sexual organs of

• “He felt the girl in the movie theater”

an intuitive awareness

• “he has a feel for animals”
• “it”

the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

• “the feel of the city excited him”
• “a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting”
• “it had the smell of treason”

a property perceived by touch

manual-genital stimulation for sexual pleasure

• “the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel”