feel

/ˈfēl/

Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan; akin to Old High German fuolen to feel, Latin palpare to caress

verb

  1. to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality

  2. to perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles)

  3. to undergo passive experience of

She felt the fabric to see if it was wool.

He felt a sudden pain in his leg.

noun

  1. sensation, feeling

  2. the sense of touch

  3. the quality of a thing as imparted through or as if through touch