tinge

noun

\ ˈtinj

Definition of tinge

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a slight staining or suffusing shade or color

2 : an affective or modifying property or influence : touch a tinge of guilt

tinge

verb

tinged; tingeing or tinging\ ˈtin-jiŋ

Definition of tinge (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1a : 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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Synonyms & Antonyms for tinge

Synonyms: Noun

cast, color, hue, shade, tincture, tint, tone

Synonyms: Verb

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

Antonyms: Verb

decolorize

Examples of tinge in a Sentence

Noun

showing a tinge of color dark hair with reddish tinges

Verb

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Look for pink-blushed creamy white to red-blush yellow skin and avoid any with soft spots or an overtly greenish tinge near the stem. — Catherine Lo, Good Housekeeping, "Peach vs. Nectarine: What's the Difference Between the Two?," 30 May 2019 Asian music plays, and the dimness has a noir tinge, as if the hatted man in the corner is concealing a small, dark secret. — Jeffrey Fleishman, latimes.com, "Voices of the City: Experimental vocalist Carmina Escobar uses her voice to explore herself and others," 29 Mar. 2018 A decade ago, when Jdimytai Damour, a Haitian immigrant worker, was fatally trampled by a mostly African-American crowd during a Walmart Black Friday sale, the press coverage took on a decidedly racial tinge. — Nadra Nittle, Vox, "The classist vilification of the Black Friday shopper," 20 Nov. 2018 Here too is a tinge of Freud’s disheartening observation that people seem compelled to repeat and re-enact their unhappiest moments in different guises. — New York Times, "Rachel Cusk Strips the Novel Down to Its Frame. Again.," 6 June 2018 The implementation of your idea has political tinge to it or is this practical one? — Jennie Neufeld, Vox, "Read the full transcript of the Helsinki press conference," 16 July 2018 One morning in late September, al-Hajaji walked into his house to find Shaadi silent and immobile, with a yellow tinge to his skin. — Declan Walsh, The Seattle Times, "The tragedy of Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen," 26 Oct. 2018 Similar improvements can be noticed in the tree image below, which sheds image noise, a greenish tinge, and a lot of softness in its Night Sight transition. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "Google gives the Pixel camera superhuman night vision," 14 Nov. 2018 Like Barragán’s personal Instagram @ytinifninfinity, which often shows pierced food things and slices of men’s body parts, his clothes also have an erotic tinge. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Barragán Turns a New York Department Store Into a Cool-Kid Runway," 15 Sep. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Pastas can tinge exotic, with unexpected notes of clove and nutmeg. — Stephanie Burt, Condé Nast Traveler, "28 Best Restaurants in Charleston," 2 May 2018 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

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