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pass one''s hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater" be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft" find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room" produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again" grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet" undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"; "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her" perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car" undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" manual-genital stimulation for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel" examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone''s behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves" seem with respect to a given sensation given; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike" an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it''s easy when you get the feel of it"; examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient''s stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds; "I feel that he doesn''t like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining" a property perceived by touch the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" |
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