[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/feeling.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / feeling

[← F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/F/)

# feeling

«feeling» in Mova's school dictionary: **An emotion such as happy, sad, angry or scared** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (feeling, feelings); verb (-ing form of feel); adjective (feeling — showing emotions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An emotion such as happy, sad, angry or scared. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#m1)

2) Something you feel in your body: "a feeling of cold". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#m2)

3) An idea or belief that is not sure: "I have a feeling it will rain." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#m3)

4) "Feelings" also means someone's emotions that can be hurt: "hurt her feelings". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#m4)

5) The ability to feel with touch: "no feeling in my fingers". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and feelings lessons: all feelings are OK, but some actions are not; name your feeling, breathe, and talk to a trusted adult. In safety: a bad or "uh-oh" feeling can warn you that something is wrong — listen to it. In stories, feelings show what characters care about. Phrases: hurt someone's feelings, gut feeling, mixed feelings, no hard feelings, a funny feeling.

### examples

- What feeling do you have right now? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#x1)
- Don't hurt her feelings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#x2)
- I had a funny feeling something was wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#x3)
- It's OK to have angry feelings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#x4)
- My fingers have no feeling in the cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#x5)
- I have a feeling we'll win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#x6)
- Talk about your feelings with someone you trust. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#x7)
- No hard feelings, okay? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#x8)
- Walter got up feeling very foolish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/#x9)

### note

"Feelings" is plural when it means emotions that can be hurt. Your feelings are real even when others can't see them. A "gut feeling" is a sense that something is right or wrong without knowing why.

### In the corpora

- [Some retired people miss the routine, their workmates and the feeling of being useful.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/17/)
- [Grown-ups sometimes cry "happy tears" when they feel strong happy feelings like love or pride.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/14/)
- [A crush means really liking someone and thinking about them a lot; it is a private feeling and often passes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/14/)
- [Morning sickness is feeling or being sick in early pregnancy, and despite the name it can happen at any time of day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/11/)
- [Feeling jealous of a new baby is very common, and parents still love the older child just as much.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/19-a-new-baby-in-the-house/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «feeling» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feeling/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.