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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Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
This makes Lightning head coach Jon Cooper’s comments about the Senators quite flattering, even if there may have been a tinge of gamesmanship behind them.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
The results were a shock to the family, but one that was tinged with a sad realization.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The result is transportive and layered, full of woods, smoke, herbal tinges, and a distant campfire on a crisp fall evening.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
This makes Lightning head coach Jon Cooper’s comments about the Senators quite flattering, even if there may have been a tinge of gamesmanship behind them.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
But the film is most moving in its quieter moments, when the longest and most painful goodbye mellows into something like acceptance, tinged with gratitude for the moments that remain to be lived.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
The results were a shock to the family, but one that was tinged with a sad realization.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Tinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinge. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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