Definition of tingle
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
b
: to cause such a sensation
2
: tinkle sense 1
tingle
noun
plural tingles
Definition of tingle (Entry 2 of 2)
: a tingling sensation : a usually slight ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
She felt a tingle of excitement/anticipation. It offers the palate-pleasing tingle of a bubbly soda with a much-simplified ingredient list of often nothing more than water and carbonation.— Chelsey Dulaney Soon my thinking cleared up, but the surges renewed—pain, and a frisson of electricity around the eye, into the cheek, a vague tingle.— Sallie Tisdale
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The first known use of tingle was in the 14th century
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