Basic Details
Word: Feeling
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: An emotion such as joy, fear or anger; the sense of touch; or an idea or belief that you cannot fully explain.
Synonyms: emotion, sense, sensation, impression
How to Spell Feeling
Syllables: feel - ing
Tricky part: The double e comes before the l, and the l stays single before ing. Feelling and feling are the usual slips.
Watch out for: feelling, feling, fealing
Memory tip: Feel + ing. Because ee is already a long vowel pair, the l does not double, just as peel gives peeling.
Idioms and Phrases
- no hard feelings: I am not angry or upset with you Example: "You won the race fairly, so no hard feelings."
- a gut feeling: a strong sense about something that you cannot explain Example: "Neha had a gut feeling that her lost dog would come home."
Usage Examples
Example 1: Anu tried to hide her feelings when she lost the final.
Example 2: There is a happy feeling in the house during Onam.
Example 3: He spoke with such feeling that the whole hall went silent.
Fun Fact
Fingertips are among the most touch-sensitive parts of the body, with thousands of nerve endings packed into each one.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly and one is misspelt. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. anxiety 2. sympathy 3. gesture 4. feelling
a) something you sense in your mind or body, such as joy or pain
b) a movement of the hand or head that shows a meaning
c) a worried, uneasy state of mind
d) sorrow for someone else's trouble
Show answer
a) something you sense in your mind or body, such as joy or pain. Feel takes ing without doubling the l, so feelling is wrong.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
Ravi had a strange glinefe that he had met the old man somewhere before.
a) feline
b) feeling
c) feeding
d) filling
Show answer
b) feeling. Feline lacks a g, filling needs two l's and feeding a d, so the letters give feeling.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word feeling as used in the sentence:
I have a feeling that the match will be cancelled because of the rain.
a) argument
b) impression
c) habit
d) promise
Show answer
b) impression. A feeling that something will happen is an impression or hunch.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In which sentence does feeling mean the sense of touch?
a) My fingers lost all feeling in the icy water.
b) There was a festive feeling in the air.
c) She has a feeling it will rain.
d) He sang with great feeling.
Show answer
a) My fingers lost all feeling in the icy water.
2. Jealousy, pride and relief are all ____.
a) places
b) weekdays
c) feelings
d) colours
Show answer
c) feelings
