feeled

Verb

feel (third-person singular simple present feels, present participle feeling, simple past and past participle felt)

1. (copulative, transitive) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
   • You can feel a heartbeat if you put your fingers on your breast.
2. (transitive) To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
   • I felt my way through the darkened room.
3. (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
4. (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
   • He felt (about) for the light switch in the dark.
5. (transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
   • I can feel the sadness in his poems.
6. (transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
   • I feel that we need to try harder.

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