tingled; tingling
ˈtiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ 
1
a
: to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
b
: to cause such a sensation
2
plural tingles
: a tingling sensation : a usually slight ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
She felt a tingle of excitement/anticipation.
It offers the palate-pleasing tingle of a bubbly soda with a much-simplified ingredient list of often nothing more than water and carbonation.—
Chelsey Dulaney
Chelsey DulaneySoon my thinking cleared up, but the surges renewed—pain, and a frisson of electricity around the eye, into the cheek, a vague tingle.—Sallie Tisdale
Sallie TisdaleSynonyms
Examples of tingle in a Sentence
Verb
My arm was numb and tingling.
awoke to the steady pitter-patter of raindrops tingling on the rooftop
Recent Examples on the WebAmber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
What the two 33-year-old friends do have that helped their film make a splash with its New York debut is a secret weapon that would make a shrewd old-school movie pitchman like William Castle tingle with envy.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
And the steaming Hue-style soup — red with annatto and tingling with lemongrass — is a throwback to when chef Lan Tran ran a pho restaurant in her native Vietnam.
Vietnamese and vegetarian, Chay makes a splash in Falls Church
Tran’s partner in the restaurant and in life is Thi Le.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
Beginning in July 2022, Charron, who was 40 at the time, was experiencing chills and tingling that traveled from her head and neck down her back and arms, reports TODAY.com.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The flavor will have your taste buds tingling, amplified by the optimal criss-cross shape.
—Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Related article Experiencing the tingling taboo of ASMR in real life
Since then, research has exploded, said Zeman, who authored a review of the science on aphantasia published Wednesday in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Some people might develop numbness, tingling hands and feet, and pale skin.9
Smoking
Smoking tobacco products results in vasoconstriction due to nicotine content.10 Vasoconstriction can cause the temperature of body parts furthest from the heart—namely the fingers and toes—to drop.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 19 Mar. 2024
Topiramate brings other risks, including birth defects, tingling sensations, and changes in mood.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
The designer, who wore an argyle sweater that looked like a collaboration with knitwear specialist Wolsey, is engaged in a process that generates tingles of ASMR satisfaction in order to achieve environmental self-enlightenment through purposeful repetition.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2024
Part of it has nothing to do with organizing itself: The videos fall into the broad, wildly popular genre of ASMR, which means that their audio is intended to generate an autonomous sensory meridian response—i.e., brain tingles—that can feel soothing or relaxing.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2024
Sometimes her chin tingles or itches, which drives Tashay a bit batty.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024
Dropping the needle on Nothing’s Shocking in particular, but also much of Ritual de lo Habitual and Jane’s Addiction, puts tingles down my spine and flips me into that space again—that exhilarated state of shock.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2024
Sometimes, people find ASMR annoying or can share feelings of calm and relaxation from videos without feeling the tingles.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 13 Oct. 2023
Both carry the peculiar tingle of the familiar, and most of the time either will do.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
The essay, which begins with him noticing the beauty of a woman who is not his wife—a courageous admission that made my spine tingle—serves as a bracing tonic that reminds us not everything superficial is shallow.
—WIRED, 25 Sep. 2023
Verb
Symptoms can include pain, tingling sensations, numbness, and muscle weakness.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
What the two 33-year-old friends do have that helped their film make a splash with its New York debut is a secret weapon that would make a shrewd old-school movie pitchman like William Castle tingle with envy.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
And the steaming Hue-style soup — red with annatto and tingling with lemongrass — is a throwback to when chef Lan Tran ran a pho restaurant in her native Vietnam.
Vietnamese and vegetarian, Chay makes a splash in Falls Church
Tran’s partner in the restaurant and in life is Thi Le.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
Beginning in July 2022, Charron, who was 40 at the time, was experiencing chills and tingling that traveled from her head and neck down her back and arms, reports TODAY.com.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The flavor will have your taste buds tingling, amplified by the optimal criss-cross shape.
—Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Related article Experiencing the tingling taboo of ASMR in real life
Since then, research has exploded, said Zeman, who authored a review of the science on aphantasia published Wednesday in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Some people might develop numbness, tingling hands and feet, and pale skin.9
Smoking
Smoking tobacco products results in vasoconstriction due to nicotine content.10 Vasoconstriction can cause the temperature of body parts furthest from the heart—namely the fingers and toes—to drop.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 19 Mar. 2024
Topiramate brings other risks, including birth defects, tingling sensations, and changes in mood.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2024
Noun
Insane tingling that just has spurts of tingles that are weird coming from like my butt down.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
The designer, who wore an argyle sweater that looked like a collaboration with knitwear specialist Wolsey, is engaged in a process that generates tingles of ASMR satisfaction in order to achieve environmental self-enlightenment through purposeful repetition.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2024
Part of it has nothing to do with organizing itself: The videos fall into the broad, wildly popular genre of ASMR, which means that their audio is intended to generate an autonomous sensory meridian response—i.e., brain tingles—that can feel soothing or relaxing.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2024
Sometimes her chin tingles or itches, which drives Tashay a bit batty.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024
Dropping the needle on Nothing’s Shocking in particular, but also much of Ritual de lo Habitual and Jane’s Addiction, puts tingles down my spine and flips me into that space again—that exhilarated state of shock.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2024
Sometimes, people find ASMR annoying or can share feelings of calm and relaxation from videos without feeling the tingles.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 13 Oct. 2023
Both carry the peculiar tingle of the familiar, and most of the time either will do.
—Sallie Tisdale, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
The essay, which begins with him noticing the beauty of a woman who is not his wife—a courageous admission that made my spine tingle—serves as a bracing tonic that reminds us not everything superficial is shallow.
—WIRED, 25 Sep. 2023
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tingle
verb
tin·gle
ˈtiŋ-gəl
tingled; tingling
ˈtiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ
: to feel or cause a prickling or thrilling sensation
tingle
noun
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