tinge

¹tinge

verb \ˈtinj\

tingedtinge·ing or ting·ing\ˈtin-jiŋ\

Definition of TINGE

transitive verb

1

a : to color with a slight shade or stain : tint b : to affect or modify with a slight odor or taste

2

: to affect or modify in character

Examples of TINGE

1. The ink tinged his fingers blue.
2. <just slightly tinge the frosting with yellow food coloring to give it a lemony look>

Origin of TINGE

Latin tingere to dip, moisten, tinge; akin to Greek tengein to moisten and probably to Old High German dunkōn to dip

First Known Use: 1577

Related to TINGE

Synonyms: bepaint [archaic], dye, paint, pigment, stain, tincture, color, tint

Antonyms: decolorize

Related Words: brighten, lighten; darken, embrown, tone (down); checker, dapple, daub, fleck, marble, mottle, pattern, polychrome, speck, speckle, streak, striate, stripe, variegate

Near Antonyms: blanch, bleach, whiten

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Rhymes with TINGE

binge, cringe, dinge, fringe, hinge, singe, springe, swinge, twinge, whinge