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
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Andrew Freedman, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
But the nationalist tinge in Turkey’s religious diplomacy could stand in the way of its success.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2019
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
Hoskin’s feeling of triumph at McGirt was tinged with trepidation.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Smoke has blocked out the sun at times in Athens, casting an orange tinge over the marble ruins of ancient Greece.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
But the nationalist tinge in Turkey’s religious diplomacy could stand in the way of its success.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2019
Verb
Our lives are tinged with nostalgia, a desire to cling to the way things were.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
Hoskin’s feeling of triumph at McGirt was tinged with trepidation.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Tinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinge. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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