Etimology
From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel + -ing.
adjective
feeling (comparative more feeling, superlative most feeling)
Emotionally sensitive.
Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility.
Examples
Despite the rough voice, the coach is surprisingly feeling.
He made a feeling representation of his wrongs.
noun
feeling (plural feelings)
Sensation, particularly through the skin.
Emotion; impression.
(always in the plural) Emotional state or well-being.
(always in the plural) Emotional attraction or desire.
Intuition.
An opinion, an attitude.
Examples
The wool on my arm produced a strange feeling.
The house gave me a feeling of dread.
Part of the 'western arcade' is lined with delis, cafes and other shops, giving it the feeling of a bazaar.
You really hurt my feelings when you said that.
Many people still have feelings for their first love.
He has no feeling for what he can say to somebody in such a fragile emotional condition.
I've got a funny feeling that this isn't going to work.
Got on a lucky one / Came in eighteen to one / I've got a feeling / This year's for me and you
When you are tempted to speculate in cocoa, lie down until the feeling goes away.
verb
feeling
present participle and gerund of feel