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"feels" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often experiencing (12 letters).
Definitions
Perceives by touch, senses, or experiences emotion.
Used in a sentence
“Dr. Pope confirms my feels that the side is no better & the tenderness to the feel as great as when he was last here.”
“A large portion of natural magic and sleight of hand is only the severance of sights and feels that we are accustomed to experience in unison.”
“hit me right in the feels”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Senses”5 letters
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