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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Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
The disease's later stages can include arthritis, heart palpitations, facial palsy and tingling limbs.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The tingle of lemongrass, kaffir lime and galangal ride the sour pop that springs right up into your sinuses and evokes fragrant memories of Thailand.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Verb
Some people have no symptoms, but others may feel pain, tingling, numbness or muscle weakness.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
The disease's later stages can include arthritis, heart palpitations, facial palsy and tingling limbs.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
Glad All Over generating mass tingles, with the HF at its epicentre, was quite something.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The tingle of lemongrass, kaffir lime and galangal ride the sour pop that springs right up into your sinuses and evokes fragrant memories of Thailand.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Tingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tingle. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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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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