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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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Mar. 2026
Intentional or not, the episode and the ensuing controversy take on the tinge of rage bait, of bears profitably poked.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Carly Witteman, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
Some feature blue-green or silver-tinged foliage, others lustrous golden needles.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Some red light does indirectly reach it after passing through Earth’s atmosphere; this is what gives our lunar neighbor that surreal saffron tinge.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Mar. 2026
Intentional or not, the episode and the ensuing controversy take on the tinge of rage bait, of bears profitably poked.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Verb
After countless episodes tinged with romance, revolution, and time-traveling, Outlander now begins its final chapter—ushered in with a premiere at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on Monday evening.
—Carly Witteman, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
Some feature blue-green or silver-tinged foliage, others lustrous golden needles.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Tinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinge. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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