1
: a slight staining or suffusing shade or color
2
: an affective or modifying property or influence : touch
a tinge of guilt
tinged; tingeing or tinging
ˈtin-jiŋ 
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
Synonyms
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
Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
However, the bottom of the boat has a reddish tinge, and that touch of color makes all the difference giving the photo balance and artistry.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
But even with its obvious affection for these sites and people, the book has a bittersweet tinge.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024
Pogba’s body has been breaking down for several years, and now his career is essentially broken, and there is a tinge of sadness about how his career has completely fallen apart.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But there was a socialist tinge that year, The Times reported.
—Megan Ditrolio, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Saturn will glow with a tinge of yellow in the western skies.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
Even with the best hair care practices, keeping the yellow tinge at bay without some product assistance is nearly impossible, which is why purple shampoos are a must-have for light and cool-tone hair colors.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
The Rachel Zegler vehicle is something of a musical itself, featuring folksy tunes with a not-so-subtle tinge of rebellion.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2023
Christopher Fiorello, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
From the onset, the commission has been besieged by lobbyists for and against specific projects, and its actions have often been tinged by scandal.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
These object memories are tinged with loss: Wally spent the last years of his life in their home, dying from AIDS.
—Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
However, slight bleeding, especially if it's tinged with a mucus-like discharge, could also be a sign of early labor.
—Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
The possible choice for the opening ceremony of Aya Nakamura, a superstar French-Malian singer whose slang-spiced lyrics stand at some distance from academic French, has ignited a furor tinged with issues of race and linguistic propriety and the politics of immigration.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
At 59, Dell retains a youthful bearing, his curly hair only tinged by gray.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Questions about reproductive health are being decided in a judicial and political atmosphere tinged with Trumpism: unrestrained and heedless of compassion.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
Last year, the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria and killed more than 55,000 people came a few weeks before Ramadan, tinging the month with grief, said Billoo, of San Jose.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Noun
Their lips, gums or fingertips may take on a blue tinge.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
However, the bottom of the boat has a reddish tinge, and that touch of color makes all the difference giving the photo balance and artistry.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
But even with its obvious affection for these sites and people, the book has a bittersweet tinge.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024
Pogba’s body has been breaking down for several years, and now his career is essentially broken, and there is a tinge of sadness about how his career has completely fallen apart.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But there was a socialist tinge that year, The Times reported.
—Megan Ditrolio, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
Saturn will glow with a tinge of yellow in the western skies.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
Even with the best hair care practices, keeping the yellow tinge at bay without some product assistance is nearly impossible, which is why purple shampoos are a must-have for light and cool-tone hair colors.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
The Rachel Zegler vehicle is something of a musical itself, featuring folksy tunes with a not-so-subtle tinge of rebellion.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2023
Verb
His stories were sometimes graphic—people dying prematurely, or dying in tremendous pain—but always tinged with a lightness and humor.
—Christopher Fiorello, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
From the onset, the commission has been besieged by lobbyists for and against specific projects, and its actions have often been tinged by scandal.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
These object memories are tinged with loss: Wally spent the last years of his life in their home, dying from AIDS.
—Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
However, slight bleeding, especially if it's tinged with a mucus-like discharge, could also be a sign of early labor.
—Krissi Danielsson, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
The possible choice for the opening ceremony of Aya Nakamura, a superstar French-Malian singer whose slang-spiced lyrics stand at some distance from academic French, has ignited a furor tinged with issues of race and linguistic propriety and the politics of immigration.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
At 59, Dell retains a youthful bearing, his curly hair only tinged by gray.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Questions about reproductive health are being decided in a judicial and political atmosphere tinged with Trumpism: unrestrained and heedless of compassion.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
Last year, the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria and killed more than 55,000 people came a few weeks before Ramadan, tinging the month with grief, said Billoo, of San Jose.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
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