as in graceful
moving easily
the thief was eerily feline as he moved stealthily through the darkened rooms
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Recent Examples of feline
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
Our feline friends aren't just weirdos, Dr. Annie Valeska, pet behaviorist at Purina, told USA TODAY.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 July 2025
An excellent solution is to get a cat fountain for your feline friend.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
There are lots of coffee shops, a beloved local bar/restaurant known as the Dead Fish, a charming antiques/speciality store that caters to feline fanciers, The Cat Vintage, and some lovely trails to hike in Crockett Hills Regional Park.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
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Adjective
Cat owners have been descending on hardware stores on an unusual mission—picking up a concrete slab, typically for patios and garden paths, for their feline friend to lounge on.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
Our feline friends aren't just weirdos, Dr. Annie Valeska, pet behaviorist at Purina, told USA TODAY.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 July 2025
An excellent solution is to get a cat fountain for your feline friend.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
There are lots of coffee shops, a beloved local bar/restaurant known as the Dead Fish, a charming antiques/speciality store that caters to feline fanciers, The Cat Vintage, and some lovely trails to hike in Crockett Hills Regional Park.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feline
Noun
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And the horror beats are suitably chilling, like the blood bug, or especially the eyeball monster — an eyeball that moves on tentacles, and that contains multiple irises that can combine to resemble a human or animal iris — clawing its way out of the cat’s skull to attack people.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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One client had a 16-year-old cat who was lonely after the other cat in the home died.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Only the graceful styling and the classic neon sign gives any indication the motel was built in 1953.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Her community fastly feels the sharp absence of her graceful, essential labor and employs matriarch Ana (María Magdalena Sanizo) to coax her back home.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The severity of the injury meant that the kitten needed an immediate amputation.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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But the woman remains committed to her decision and to the kitten she’s worked so hard to raise.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the Cairo section, Bogle mentions a sick kitty struggling to survive.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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In a heartwarming story that has gone viral on Reddit, two stray kitties have forged a bond that has melted hearts across the internet.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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“Feline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feline. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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