feels
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
An inflected form of feel · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,829 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,855 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an intuitive awareness he has a feel for animalsit's easy when you get the feel of it
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people also: spirit, tone, feeling, flavor, flavour, look the feel of the city excited hima clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- a property perceived by touch also: tactile property
- manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel
feels in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Everyone feels 'tis a duty to listen.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Vincent, who was exposed to still greater tortures, feels them not.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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It is to this charge he now feels he must make answer.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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On subjects on which one feels deeply it is a relief to speak one's mind.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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The mocking sound goes out of it now and then, and when it does one feels as if one must listen.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1