tingle
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Definition of tingle
1a : to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
b : to cause such a sensation
2 : tinkle sense 1
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It is usually accompanied by itching, tingling, or pain in an area of the body served by nerves prone to infection during a prior bout with chickenpox. — Health.com, "What Is Shingles?," 1 May 2017 The condition causes the body’s immune system to attack the nerves, and begins with weakness and tingling in the extremities, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com, "Arizona College Student Paralyzed During Spain Vacation Opens Up About Her 'Living Nightmare'," 6 July 2018 Numbing, tingling, ringing in the ears or maybe singed skin and burnt hair. — Michael Rivlin, Philly.com, "Philly hand surgeons on devastating fireworks injuries: 'There is nothing left to fix'," 4 July 2018 The youngest of the cast, Milly Shapiro, was bubbly as can be despite her character’s spine-tingling tactics during one particular scene involving a pigeon. — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, "A Séance Gone Bad: Hereditary’s New York City Premiere Was All Screams and Shouts," 6 June 2018 Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes may also lead to changes in foot size or shape due to nerve damage, which can result in other symptoms like tingling, pain, and numbness, too. — Nina Bahadur, SELF, "8 Shoe Mistakes That Could Definitely Be Causing Your Foot Pain," 18 Apr. 2018 The spicy tomato sauce indicated by the name and the menu didn’t have even a hint of tongue-tingling heat. — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Enzo's Hideaway offers Italian fare paired with prohibition-style cocktails," 14 July 2018 Considering baseball’s putrid offensive numbers these days, just seeing three consecutive hits might be our spine-tingling moment. — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, "MLB All-Star Game: Yes, Bryce Harper deserves to be there — because it's all about enjoyment," 8 July 2018 The condition causes the body’s immune system to attack the nerves, and begins with weakness and tingling in the extremities, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com, "Arizona College Student Paralyzed During Spain Vacation Opens Up About Her 'Living Nightmare'," 6 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tingle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for tingle
tingle
verb
English Language Learners Definition of tingle
: 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
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Kids Definition of tingle
(Entry 1 of 2)
: 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
nounKids Definition of tingle (Entry 2 of 2)
: a prickling or thrilling sensation or condition
tingle
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Medical Definition of tingle
: to feel a stinging or prickling sensation
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