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
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
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
And those are some tentpole moments that will always have a tinge of sadness no matter what.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
This narrative has always been reductive and, frankly, tinged with cultural condescension.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Baker grew up in Atchison, Kansas, and was a standout softball player, Matthews said, with a tinge of pride.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
And those are some tentpole moments that will always have a tinge of sadness no matter what.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
Above the observatory, a soft green and red glow, known as airglow, helps to tinge the horizon.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
This narrative has always been reductive and, frankly, tinged with cultural condescension.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Tinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinge. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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