tingle

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verb tin·gle \ ˈtiŋ-gəl \

Definition of tingle

tingled; tingling play \-g(ə-)liŋ\

intransitive verb

1 a :to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation

b :to cause such a sensation

2 :tinkle 1

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tingle

noun

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tinglingly

play \-g(ə-)liŋ-lē\ adverb

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tingly

play \-g(ə-)lē\ adjective

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Examples of tingle in a Sentence

My arm was numb and tingling.
awoke to the steady pitter-patter of raindrops tingling on the rooftop

Recent Examples of tingle from the Web

The latest rainbow hair look to take over Instagram has our spidey senses tingling — in a good way, of course.

— devon abelman, Allure, "Spider-Man Hair Is the Most Mesmerizing Look You'll See This Week," 3 Aug. 2017
Other symptoms include skin irritation, nausea, numbness, tingling and dizziness that can cause difficulty breathing or heart problems.

— samantha matsumoto, OregonLive.com, "Algae advisory issued for Fort Stevens State Park lake," 28 July 2017
Loki (Tom Hiddleston) has the tesseract, Peter Parker is on a school bus and sees his armhair is tingling (Spider-sense?

— aaron couch, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Avengers: Infinity War' — Blockbuster First Trailer Brings D23 to Its Feet," 15 July 2017
Spidey's romance senses first started tingling in 2001, when Tobey Maguire starred as the web slinger in the first modern, live-action Spider-Man movie.

— mike miller, PEOPLE.com, "Spider-Man Gets Romantic: 3 Times the Web-Slinger's Hookups Have Swung Off-Screen," 14 July 2017
It's got all the spine-tingling excitement of a Scooby-Doo cartoon.

— teddy greenstein, chicagotribune.com, "What's next for Olympia Fields? Perhaps a BMW or PGA Championship," 2 July 2017
Multiple sclerosis patients typically experience prickly, tingling, dulled, or lost sensation in their arms, hands, feet, legs or face.

— stella katsipoutis, Fox News, "7 early signs of MS you should know about," 29 June 2017
His work ranged from eye-tingling abstractions that emphasized color and pattern to create illusions of radiant light that buzzed on the retina.

— steven litt, cleveland.com, "Leading Op artist and Cleveland Institute of Art professor Ed Mieczkowski has died at age 87 (photos)," 26 June 2017
And according to Chinese cookbook author Grace Young, The Mala Market, is the place for premium-grade Sichuan peppercorns—essential for a tongue-tingling mapo tofu—in the U.S.

— mari uyehara, Bon Appetit, "These 10 Great Online Specialty Food Stores Have Everything," 19 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of tingle

Middle English, alteration of tinklen to tinkle, tingle

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First Known Use: 14th century

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tingle Synonyms

Synonyms

chink, clink, jingle, tinkle

Related Words

clang, clangor, clank, clash, crash; clack, clatter, rattle; chime, ding, ding-dong, gong, jangle, ping, plink, ring

TINGLE Defined for English Language Learners

tingle

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verb

Definition of tingle for English Language Learners

: to have a feeling like the feeling of many small sharp points pressing into your skin
: to feel an emotion (such as excitement) very strongly

TINGLE Defined for Kids

tingle

play

verb tin·gle \ ˈtiŋ-gəl \

Definition of tingle for Students

tingled; tingling

:to feel or cause a prickling or thrilling sensation

Back and forth the ball flew until Henry's hands began to tingle from the smack of leather against them.
—Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins

tingle

noun

Definition of tingle for Students

:a prickling or thrilling sensation or condition

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tingle

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intransitive verb tin·gle \ ˈtiŋ-gəl \

medical Definition of tingle

tingled; tingling play \-g(ə-)liŋ\

:to feel a stinging or prickling sensation

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tingle

noun

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