tingled; tingling
ˈtiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ 
1
a
: to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
b
: to cause such a sensation
2
plural tingles
: 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
Chelsey DulaneySoon 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
Sallie TisdaleExamples of tingle in a Sentence
Verb
My arm was numb and tingling.
awoke to the steady pitter-patter of raindrops tingling on the rooftop
Noun
can't stand those funny tingles I get when my foot falls asleep
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Emily Bache, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Her experience began with a tingling sensation starting in her fingertips and toes, then moving up the trunk of her body until visualizations began.
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
And second, there’s the audience’s uncomfortable tingle of recognition watching Vladimir Putin’s tightening stranglehold on the Russian press.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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Verb
If not treated early, the infection can progress to more serious symptoms, such as joint swelling and arthritis, nerve pain, tingling or numbness, facial muscle weakness, heart inflammation and difficulties with memory or concentration.
—Emily Bache, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Her experience began with a tingling sensation starting in her fingertips and toes, then moving up the trunk of her body until visualizations began.
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
The spicy versions deliver a swift punch and a lingering tingle on the tongue.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
And second, there’s the audience’s uncomfortable tingle of recognition watching Vladimir Putin’s tightening stranglehold on the Russian press.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Tingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tingle. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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tingle
verb
tin·gle
ˈtiŋ-gəl
tingled; tingling
ˈtiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ
: to feel or cause a prickling or thrilling sensation
tingle
noun
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