Felt is the past tense and past participle of feel.
2. uncountable noun
Felt is a thick cloth made from wool or other fibres packed tightly together.
felt in British English1
(fɛlt)
verb
the past tense and past participle of feel
felt in British English2
(fɛlt)
noun
1.
a.
a matted fabric of wool, hair, etc, made by working the fibres together under pressure or by heat or chemical action
b.
(as modifier)
a felt hat
2.
any material, such as asbestos, made by a similar process of matting
verb
3. (transitive)
to make into or cover with felt
4. (intransitive)
to become matted
Word origin
Old English; related to Old Saxon filt, Old High German filz felt, Latin pellere to beat, Greek pelas close; see anvil, filter
felt in American English1
(fɛlt)
noun
1.
a fabric of wool, often mixed with fur or hair or with cotton, rayon, etc., the fibers being worked together by pressure, heat, chemical action, etc.instead of by weaving or knitting
2.
any fabric or material with a fuzzy, springy surface like that of felt; esp., a heavy insulating material made of asbestos fibers matted together
3.
anything made of felt
adjective
4.
made of felt
verb transitive
5.
a.
to make into felt
b.
to cover with felt
6.
to cause (fibers) to mat together
verb intransitive
7.
to become matted together
Word origin
ME < OE, akin to Ger filz, Du filt (basic sense, “cloth made by pounding or beating”) < IE base *pel-, to beat, strike > L pellere, to beat, drive
felt in American English2
(fɛlt)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
pt. and pp. of
feel
Examples of 'felt' in a sentence
felt
Going down in the lift, in the long drop from the 59th floor, Malone felt his spirits descending, too.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
In any case I'd already known that the moment had come, I'd felt it inside me.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
He said he was really sorry for doing this to me, that he felt humiliated.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
I tried not to think about how good his fingertips felt on my leg.
Lisa Scottoline RUNNING FROM THE LAW (2002)
Word lists with
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In other languages
felt
British English: felt /fɛlt/ NOUN
Felt is a type of thick cloth made from wool or other fibres packed tightly together.
...an old felt hat.
American English: felt
Arabic: لِبَّاد
Brazilian Portuguese: feltro
Chinese: 毡
Croatian: filc
Czech: plsť
Danish: filt
Dutch: vilt
European Spanish: fieltro
Finnish: huopa
French: feutrine
German: Filz
Greek: τσόχα
Italian: feltro
Japanese: フェルト
Korean: 펠트
Norwegian: filt
Polish: filc
European Portuguese: feltro
Romanian: pâslă
Russian: войлок
Latin American Spanish: fieltro
Swedish: filttyg
Thai: ผ้าขนสัตว์
Turkish: keçe
Ukrainian: фетр
Vietnamese: nỉ vải
All related terms of 'felt'
feel
If you feel a particular emotion or physical sensation, you experience it.
forefeel
to have a premonition of
felt hat
a soft hat made of felt
felt pen
a pen having a writing point made from pressed fibres
felt tip
A felt-tip or a felt-tip pen is a pen which has a piece of fibre at the end that the ink comes through.
pressed felt
Pressed felt is a material made from compressed fibers and used as a filter .
roofing felt
a type of tar paper made from glass fibre or polyester fleece impregnated with bituminous material, produced in roll form, and used in roof construction
felt-tip pen
a pen having a writing point made from pressed fibres
feel for
If you feel for something, for example in the dark , you try to find it by moving your hand around until you touch it.
make one's presence felt
If you make your presence felt , you do something which makes people notice you or pay attention to you.
fiber-tip
a pen having a writing point made from pressed fibres
fiber-tip pen
a pen having a writing point made from pressed fibres
fibre-tip
a pen having a writing point made from pressed fibres
fibre-tip pen
a pen having a writing point made from pressed fibres
Chinese translation of 'felt'
felt
(fɛlt)
pt, pp
offeel
n(u)
(= fabric) 毛毡(氈) (máozhān)
feel
(fiːl)
Word forms:ptppfelt
vt
(= touch)[object, face]摸 (mō)
⇒ Eric felt his face. "Am I bleeding?"埃里克摸着自己的脸。"我在流血吗？" (Āilǐkè mōzhe zìjǐ de liǎn."Wǒ zài liúxiě ma?")
(= experience)[desire, anger, grief]觉(覺)得 (juéde)
⇒ Mrs Oliver felt a sudden desire to burst out crying.奥利弗夫人突然觉得很想哭出来。 (Àolìfú fūrén tūrán juéde hěn xiǎng kū chūlai.)
[pain]感到 (gǎndào)
⇒ He felt a sudden pain in his leg.他突然感到一阵腿疼。 (Tā tūrán gǎndào yī zhèn tuǐténg.)
(= think, believe) 认(認)为(為) (rènwéi)
⇒ We felt she would win.我们认为她会赢。 (Wǒmen rènwéi tā huì yíng.)
⇒ She knew how I felt about the subject.她知道我对这事的看法。 (Tā zhīdào wǒ duì zhè shì de kànfǎ.)
(= be aware of) 发(發)觉(覺) (fājué)
⇒ He felt her leg against his.他发觉她的腿正抵着他的腿。 (Tā fājué tā de tuǐ zhēng dǐzhe tā de tuǐ.)
(= sense) 感觉(覺)到 (gǎnjuédào)
n(s)
[of substance, cloth]摸上去的感觉(覺) (mō shàngqù de gǎnjué)
⇒ He remembered the feel of her skin.他记得她皮肤摸上去的感觉。 (Tā jìde tā pífū mō shàngqù de gǎnjué.)
(= impression) 感觉(覺) (gǎnjué)
⇒ The room has a warm, cosy feel.这个房间有种温暖舒适的感觉。 (Zhège fángjiān yǒu zhǒng wēnnuǎn shūshì de gǎnjué.)
to feel that ... 感到 ... (gǎndào ... )
⇒ I feel I'm neglecting my duty.我感到我失职了。 (Wǒ gǎndào wǒ shīzhí le.)
to feel hungry觉(覺)得饿(餓) (juéde è)
to feel cold觉(覺)得冷 (juéde lěng)
to feel the cold/the heat怕冷/热(熱) (pàlěng/rè)
to feel lonely/better感到孤独(獨)/感觉(覺)好多了 (gǎndào gūdú/gǎnjué hǎo duō le)
I don't feel well我觉(覺)得身体(體)不适(適) (wǒ juéde shēntǐ bùshì)
to feel sorry for sb同情某人 (tóngqíng mǒurén)
it feels soft摸上去软(軟)软(軟)的 (mō shàngqù ruǎnruǎn de)
it feels colder here这(這)儿(兒)感觉(覺)更冷些 (zhèr gǎnjué gèng lěng xiē)
it feels like velvet它摸上去像天鹅(鵝)绒(絨) (tā mō shàngqù xiàng tiān'éróng)
to feel like (= want) 想要 (xiǎng yào)
⇒ I feel like a stroll.我想散散步。 (Wǒ xiǎng sànsànbù.)
(= consider o.s.) 觉(覺)得自己像 (juéde zìjǐ xiàng)
⇒ I felt like a murderer.我觉得自己像是杀人犯。 (Wǒ juéde zìjǐ xiàngshì shārénfàn.)
it feels like or it feels as if ... 仿佛(彿)觉(覺)得 ... (fǎngfú juéde ... )
to have a feel of sth摸一摸某物 (mōyīmō mǒuwù)
to get the feel of sth开(開)始熟悉某事 (kāishǐ shúxī mǒushì)
to have the feel of sth (= impression) 有种(種)好似某事的感觉(覺) (yǒu zhǒng hǎosì mǒushì de gǎnjué)
I'm still feeling my way我仍然在摸索前进(進) (wǒ réngrán zài mōsuǒ qiánjìn)
I don't feel myself我觉(覺)得身体(體)不舒服 (wǒ juéde shēntǐ bù shūfu)
All related terms of 'felt'
feel
( touch : object, face ) 摸 mō ⇒ Eric felt his face. "Am I bleeding?" → 埃里克摸着自己的脸。"我在流血吗？" Āilǐkè mōzhe zìjǐ de liǎn."Wǒ zài liúxiě ma?"
felt-tip pen
毡(氈)头(頭)墨水笔(筆) zhāntóu mòshuǐbǐ [ 支 zhī ]
feel for
( grope for ) 摸索着(著)找 mōsuǒzhe zhǎo ⇒ I felt for my wallet. → 我摸索着找我的钱包。 Wǒ mōsuǒzhe zhǎo wǒ de qiánbāo.