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Feel   /fil/   Listen
verb
Feel  v. t.  (past & past part. felt; pres. part. feeling)  
1.
To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs. "Who feel Those rods of scorpions and those whips of steel."
2.
To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out. "Come near,... that I may feel thee, my son." "He hath this to feel my affection to your honor."
3.
To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or sensitive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain. "Teach me to feel another's woe." "Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing." "He best can paint them who shall feel them most." "Mankind have felt their strength and made it felt."
4.
To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of. "For then, and not till then, he felt himself."
5.
To perceive; to observe. (Obs.)
To feel the helm (Naut.), to obey it.


Feel  v. i.  (past & past part. felt; pres. part. feeling)  
1.
To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body.
2.
To have the sensibilities moved or affected. "(She) feels with the dignity of a Roman matron". "And mine as man, who feel for all mankind."
3.
To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, persuasion, physical condition, etc.; to perceive one's self to be; followed by an adjective describing the state, etc.; as, to feel assured, grieved, persuaded. "I then did feel full sick."
4.
To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know certainly or without misgiving. "Garlands... which I feel I am not worthy yet to wear."
5.
To appear to the touch; to give a perception; to produce an impression by the nerves of sensation; followed by an adjective describing the kind of sensation. "Blind men say black feels rough, and white feels smooth."
To feel after, to search for; to seek to find; to seek as a person groping in the dark. "If haply they might feel after him, and find him."
To feel of, to examine by touching.


noun
Feel  n.  
1.
Feeling; perception. (R.) "To intercept and have a more kindly feel of its genial warmth."
2.
A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy feel. "The difference between these two tumors will be distinguished by the feel."





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"Feel" Quotes from Famous Books



... he was suffering much from the pain of his wound, he called for his horse, the gallant steed Rhoebus, which had borne him victorious through many a fight. The animal seemed to feel the grief of its master, and to understand the words he spoke: "Long, Rhoebus," said he, "have we lived, companions in war,—if indeed the life of mortals can be said to be long. But to-day we shall either ...
— Story of Aeneas • Michael Clarke
... heaven, I have longed and wished to be separated from the body. But when coming back to myself, and thinking that with the aid of grace I can still increase in God's love and hence love Him still more in consequence for all eternity, I feel willing to love and suffer until the last day, if by this I should acquire but one drop more of Divine love in my heart. And so it is, as St. Paul declares, that we should count the trials here as nothing compared with the glory that awaits us. Now, ...
— Life of Father Hecker • Walter Elliott
... said the tailor, "that we have brought a very sick man for him to cure; and," he added, holding out some money, "give him this in advance, so that he may not feel he is wasting his time." The servant remounted the stairs to give the message to the doctor, and the moment she was out of sight the tailor and his wife carried the body swiftly after her, propped it up at the top ...
— The Arabian Nights Entertainments • Andrew Lang.
... not wanted. This made it, I must confess, somewhat embarrassing. My tent, which was at the corner of the front line, was furnished only with my bed-roll and a box or two, and was not a particularly cheerful home. I used to feel rather (p. 020) lonely at times. Now and then I would go to Quebec for the day. On one occasion, when I had been feeling particularly seedy, I returned to camp at eleven o'clock at night. It was cold and rainy. I made my way from the station to my tent. In doing so I had to ...
— The Great War As I Saw It • Frederick George Scott
... Phillips.) Friday, May 31, Chesington. My heart so smites me this morning with making no answer to all I have been requested to weigh and decide, that I feel I cannot with any ease return to town without at least complying with one demand, which first, at parting yesterday, brought me to write fully to you, my Susan, if I could not elsewhere to ...
— The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay Volume 3 • Madame D'Arblay


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