If you feel the presence of someone or something, you become aware of them, even though you cannot see or hear them. He felt her eyes on him Suddenly, I felt a presence behind me I could feel that a man was watching me very intensely He almost felt her wincing at the other end of the telephone. = sense
{f} physically sense; emotionally sense; examine by touching; find one's way by touch, grope; believe, think; seem
If you feel that you should do something, you think that you should do it. I feel I should resign He felt that he had to do it You need not feel obliged to contribute They felt under no obligation to maintain their employees
If you feel that something is the case, you have a strong idea in your mind that it is the case. I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life I feel certain that it will all turn out well She felt herself to be part of a large business empire I never felt myself a real child of the sixties
If you talk about how an object feels, you talk about the physical quality that you notice when you touch or hold it. For example, if something feels soft, you notice that it is soft when you touch it. The metal felt smooth and cold The ten-foot oars felt heavy and awkward When the clay feels like putty, it is ready to use. Feel is also a noun. He remembered the feel of her skin Linen raincoats have a crisp, papery feel
manual-genital stimulation for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"