feel definition

1. an intuitive awareness; or
• examples: he has a feel for animals
• examples: it's easy when you get the feel of it
2. manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
• examples: the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel
3. undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
• examples: She felt resentful
• examples: He felt regret
4. perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
• examples: He felt the wind
• examples: She felt an object brushing her arm
• examples: He felt his flesh crawl
• examples: She felt the heat when she got out of the car
5. be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
• examples: My cold is gone--I feel fine today
• examples: She felt tired after the long hike
• examples: She felt sad after her loss
6. have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
• examples: She felt small and insignificant
• examples: You make me feel naked
• examples: I made the students feel different about themselves
7. undergo passive experience of:
• examples: We felt the effects of inflation
• examples: her fingers felt their way through the string quartet
• examples: she felt his contempt of her
8. be felt or perceived in a certain way
• examples: The ground feels shaky
• examples: The sheets feel soft
9. grope or feel in search of something
• examples: He felt for his wallet
10. examine by touch
• examples: Feel this soft cloth!
• examples: The customer fingered the sweater
11. find by testing or cautious exploration
• examples: He felt his way around the dark room
12. produce a certain impression
• examples: It feels nice to be home again
13. pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
• examples: He felt the girl in the movie theater