Feeling

Feeling

Feeling is the nominalization of the verb to feel. The word was first used in the English language to describe the physical sensation of touch through either experience or perception. The word is also used to describe experiences, other than the physical sensation of touch, such as "a feeling of warmth".

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Famous quotes containing the word feeling:

    “The within, all that inner space one never sees, the brain and the heart and other caverns where thought and feeling dance their sabbath.”
    —Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)

    “I said, “That was a very brave thing to do.” He said, “Och, it was just the training.” I have a feeling that, in the end, probably that is the answer to a great many things.”
    —Elizabeth II (b. 1926)

    “When a man’s feeling and character are injured, he ought to seek a speedy redress.... My character you have injured, and further you have insulted me in the presence of a court and large audience. I therefore call upon you as a gentleman to give me satisfaction for the same.”
    —Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)