feel for
phrasal verb
felt for; feeling for; feels for
1
: to search for (something) by reaching or touching usually with the fingers
The doctor felt for any possible fractures in the patient's bruised ribs.
He felt for the light switch.
2
: to have sympathy or pity for (someone)
I feel (deeply) for you, but there's nothing I can do to help.
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Whatever Laura feels for Daniel is something else altogether.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
First-time head coaches are still getting a feel for the job and everything that comes at them on the sideline.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Lock in this bonus now and start getting a feel for the app.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
These movies commit to the dusty interior decoration and inherent sadness of their ghost stories, but have little feel for the profound interfamily dynamics therein.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
First-time head coaches are still getting a feel for the job and everything that comes at them on the sideline.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Lock in this bonus now and start getting a feel for the app.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
These movies commit to the dusty interior decoration and inherent sadness of their ghost stories, but have little feel for the profound interfamily dynamics therein.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for feel for
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“Feel for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20for. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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