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Definition of feeling : 1. An act or state of perception by the sense above described; an act of apprehending any object whatever; an act or state of apprehending the state of the soul itself; consciousness.
2. Any state or condition of emotion; the exercise of the capacity for emotion; any mental state whatever; as, a right or a wrong feeling in the heart; our angry or kindly feelings; a feeling of pride or of humility.
3. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing, sensibility; as, he made a feeling representation of his wrongs.
4. Possessing great sensibility; easily affected or moved; as, a feeling heart.
5. That quality of a work of art which embodies the mental emotion of the artist, and is calculated to affect similarly the spectator.
6. The capacity of the soul for emotional states; a high degree of susceptibility to emotions or states of the sensibility not dependent on the body; as, a man of feeling; a man destitute of feeling.
7. The sense by which the mind, through certain nerves of the body, perceives external objects, or certain states of the body itself; that one of the five senses which resides in the general nerves of sensation distributed over the body, especially in its surface; the sense of touch; nervous sensibility to external objects.

Synonyms:

ruling, tang, life, savour, olfactory perception, whim, flavor, sense of touch, savor, speck, hint, trace, sense, suspicion, tonicity, purport, characteristic, whole step, persuasion, olfactory property, tincture, conviction, looking, aroma, note, reflex, whimsy, flavour, scent, tone, disembodied spirit, perceptiveness, opinion, picture, timbre, titillation, idea, tactility, cutaneous senses, look, susceptibility, skin perceptiveness, reaction, premonition, stamp, position, touch perception, popular opinion, tactual sensation, musical note, face, mental picture, hunch, facial expression, odour, signature, tint, whimsey, intuitive feeling, olfaction, feelings, sensitiveness, ghost, imprint, judgment, sensitivity, pure tone, smell, vox populi, tonus, spot, looking at, feel, foreboding, odor, expression, judgement, whole tone, tone of voice, skin senses, public opinion, intent, activity, receptivity, anesthesia, affectivity, thought, liveliness, notion, mind, touch sensation, smack, heart, character, sprightliness, tinge, printing, view, step, depression, sense of smell, pinch, enjoyment, timber, aura, quality, soupcon, numbness, ambiance, impressibility, air, inkling, relish, spirit, attitude, voluptuousness, effect, outlook, atmosphere, emotional state, touch modality, tactile sensation, legal opinion, jot, belief, mite, olfactory modality, tactile property, shade, aspect, sapidity, smelling, be, sensuality, olfactory sensation

fear, excitement, hatred, sadness, temperment, anger

perceiving, detecting, sensing

caressing, skimming, kissing, stroking, twiddling, brushing, contacting, pawing, rubbing, touching, palpating, manipulating, plying, fingering, grazing, palming

cognizance, consciousness, awareness, astuteness, perception, sentience, responsiveness

attentive, apprised, familiar with, cognizant, observant, mindful, sensory, perceptive, astute, aware, responsive, sentient, appreciative, conscious, sensitive

friendship, tenderness, affection, liking, love, devotion, warmth, fondness, sentiment, regard, respect, attachment

palpation, manipulation, tangibility, touch, twiddle, contact

mood, thrill, experiencing, emotion, sensation, undergoing, groping, experience, ardor, tingle, responding, feverishness, passion, agitation, impression, handling, fumbling, probing, sympathy, response

discernment, sentimentality, appreciation, faculty, empathy, refinement, delicacy, capacity, pity, affect, keenness, fervor, intuition, apathy, taste, sharpness, pathos, soul, indifference, compassion, coldness, sensibility, discrimination

Usage examples:

• He was feeling wretched. - "Virgin Soil", Ivan S. Turgenev.
• But then came in another feeling that said " Go not. - "Hills of the Shatemuc", Susan Warner.
• I am not feeling well, and want to take a walk." - "Do and Dare A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune", Horatio Alger, Jr..