ADJ
- strong
- definite, distinct
- nagging, sneaking/sneaky, vague
- I had a nagging feeling that I had forgotten something
- glorious, good, great, marvellous, warm, wonderful
- It was a good feeling to be arriving home again
- horrible, nasty, queasy, sick, sinking, terrible, tight, uncomfortable, uneasy
- He suddenly had a terrible sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. I've got a tight feeling in my stomach
- guilty
- curious, eerie, odd, peculiar, strange
- gut, instinctive
- My gut feeling was that we couldn't trust her
- general, popular, public
- The general feeling of the meeting was against the decision
VERB + FEELING
- feel, get, have
- He felt a wonderful warm feeling come over him. Do you get the feeling that we're not welcome here?
- give sb, leave sb with
- She was left with the feeling that he did not care
- know
- (informal) 'I really resent the way he treated me.' 'I know the feeling (= I know how you feel) .'
- arouse, evoke, inspire
- a case that has aroused strong public feeling
FEELING + VERB
- come over sb
- be mutual
- ' I'm going to miss you. ' ' The feeling's mutual (= I feel exactly the same) . '
PREP
- ~ about
- I don't have any strong feelings about it one way or the other
- ~ of
- a feeling of excitement
- ~ on
- What are your feelings on this issue?
ADJ
- deep, intense, strong
- ambivalent, mixed
- I had mixed feelings about meeting them again
- positive, warm
- hostile, negative
- hurt, injured
- inner, innermost, real, true
- pent-up
- releasing her pent-up feelings
- personal
- religious
- sexual
VERB + FEELING
- experience, harbour, have, suffer
- She experienced a whole range of feelings. He still harboured feelings of resentment. She was lucky that she had suffered no more than hurt feelings
- express, give vent to, release, show, vent
- He finds it difficult to express his feelings. I finally gave vent to my feelings and started yelling at him
- articulate, describe, discuss, talk about
- discussing his innermost feelings with me
- bottle up, hide, mask, repress, suppress
- trying to hide her true feelings
- banish
- He was determined to banish all feelings of guilt
- hurt
- I'm sorry if I've hurt your feelings
- spare
- We didn't tell Jane because we wanted to spare her feelings
- arouse, engender, evoke, inspire
- The debate aroused strong feelings on both sides
- heighten
- It was the practical aspect of life that heightened her feelings of loneliness and loss
- understand
- reciprocate, return
- Although she did not reciprocate his feelings, she did not discourage him
FEELING + VERB
- come into sth
- Personal feelings don't come into it?we have to do what's right
- run high
- Feelings were running high (= people were very angry or excited) as the meeting continued
PREP
- ~ for
- It makes no difference to my feelings for you
- ~ of
- his feelings of grief
- ~ towards
- her feelings of anger towards him
PHRASES
- no hard feelings (informal)
- Someone's got to lose. No hard feelings, Dave, eh?
VERB + FEELING
- have
- develop
- He had developed a feeling for when not to disturb her
PREP
- with ~
- She spoke with feeling about the plight of the homeless
- ~ for
- She has a wonderful feeling for colour
VERB + FEELING
- have
- You have no feeling for the sufferings of others
PREP
- ~ for
- She still had a lot of feeling for David
VERB + FEELING
- cause, create, lead to
- stir up
PREP
- ~ against
- Their aim was to stir up feeling against the war
- ~ between
- There was a lot of bad feeling between the two groups of students
PREP
- ~ in
- After the accident he lost all feeling in his legs
VERB + FEELING
- create, recreate
- They have managed to recreate the feeling of the original theatre
PREP
- ~ of
- Light colours create a feeling of spaciousness