tinge

noun \ ˈtinj \

|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

Examples: tinge in a Sentence

Definition of tinge

1 : a slight staining or suffusing shade or color

2 : an affective or modifying property or influence : touch

a tinge of guilt

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Examples of tinge in a Sentence

showing a tinge of color
dark hair with reddish tinges

Recent Examples of tinge from the Web

The Chicago homecoming should be a happy one for Arrieta despite any tinge of regret Cubs President Theo Epstein privately might feel seeing No. 49 in Phillies red.

— david haugh, chicagotribune.com, "Jake Arrieta, returning to Wrigley Field with Phillies, transformed Cubs into a team to be feared," 4 June 2018
Since the nation’s independence from Communist Yugoslavia in 1991, politics in Slovenia has had a conservative tinge, but center and leftist parties have largely dominated governing coalitions.

— barbara surk, New York Times, "Slovenia Elections Tilt Another European Country to the Right," 3 June 2018
But Pennsylvania still maintains a light-blue tinge, especially in 2018 with animosity toward Trump animating Democratic voters, and Casey should be considered the favorite to win the fall election.

— dylan scott, Vox, "Lou Barletta wins Republican nomination in the 2018 Pennsylvania Senate race," 16 May 2018
That makes your blood vessels look more pronounced, so the whites of your eyes take on a pink or red tinge.

— korin miller, SELF, "What Exactly Causes Red, Bloodshot Eyes?," 25 May 2018
From the time Oklahoma was established as a state into the nineteen-eighties, it was dominated by rural Democrats, who had a tinge of agrarian socialism.

— rivka galchen, The New Yorker, "The Teachers’ Strike and the Democratic Revival in Oklahoma," 4 June 2017
The standoff has a tinge of irony because the tax changes are a centerpiece of the GOP's case to voters in the midterm elections.

— rebecca berg, CNN, "Top GOP donors close wallets over tax law," 14 May 2018
Each song spells out the trilogy’s themes: desire, passion (with just a tinge of taboo), obsession, true love and, certainly not least, luxury shopping.

— jon pareles, New York Times, "‘Fifty Shades Freed’ Soundtrack Strains to Please," 7 Feb. 2018
After Fallon put a rude boy ska-tinge on Ed Sheeran's Shape of You, Grande had some questions about her first assignment, which required her to take on Kendrick Lamar's Humble as a goth rocker.

— jayme deerwester, USA TODAY, "'The Tonight Show' was all about Ariana Grande," 2 May 2018

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First Known Use of tinge

1752

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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tinge Synonyms

tinge

verb

Definition of tinge

tinged; tingeing or tinging play \ˈtin-jiŋ\

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

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Examples of tinge in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of tinge from the Web

Also, the public disappointment of making a run at Kelly and being passed over for UCLA will tinge the way many view this coaching search and ultimate hire.

— ryan young, ajc, "Florida names Dan Mullen new Gators football coach," 26 Nov. 2017
This leads us to the third element: Trump, like Stalin, tends to tinge the idea of expertise with class resentment.

— m.t. anderson, Slate Magazine, "In a Regime of Lies," 18 Jan. 2017
The metals, including bronze, seem to tinge the light warmly.

— joseph giovannini, New York Times, "How Do You Add to Versailles? Bravely," 5 Aug. 2016