feel

an intuitive awareness

“he has a feel for animals”

“it's easy when you get the feel of 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 stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure

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

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

“She felt resentful”

“He felt regret”

“John will feel angry”

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

“I feel that he doesn't like me”

“I find him to be obnoxious”

“I found the movie rather entertaining”

“They feel that there was a traffic accident”

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”

be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state

“My cold is gone — I feel fine today”

“She felt tired after the long hike”

“She felt sad after her loss”

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”