feel
verb (used with object)
to perceive or examine by touch.
have been feeling
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present perfect progressiveof feel.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Outside of a booming stock market and America’s wealthiest households, many families have been feeling the pinch of higher borrowing costs and rising inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Given these viruses’ weekslong incubation period, these people may have been feeling fine when they boarded the ship, before eventually falling ill.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
Love is something audiences have been feeling in recent years for faith-inspired programs, which keeps this three-week event from feeling like a television anomaly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
Companies that have been feeling the pinch from import duties over the past year are scrambling to capitalize on the Supreme Court ruling, even as it has sparked a fresh wave of uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
He must have been feeling particularly nasty that night, because he’d combined pine sap with the knots.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
