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noun

Definition of tinglenext
as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body can't stand those funny tingles I get when my foot falls asleep

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tingle

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verb

ˈtiŋ-gəl How to pronounce tingle (audio)
as in to jingle
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound awoke to the steady pitter-patter of raindrops tingling on the rooftop

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Recent Examples of tingle
Noun
O’Neal wrote about delinquents – characters whose exploits, their power, induced a creeping tingle on the back of your neck. — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 The spicy versions deliver a swift punch and a lingering tingle on the tongue. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
Holland also told Fallon his Spidey senses are tingling for an England championship win. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 According to the report, the boy first developed progressive facial numbness and tingling on the right side of his face, followed by loss of appetite, painful swallowing and vomiting. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tingle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingle
  1. ache
  2. jingle
  3. pang
  4. clink
  5. sting
  6. tinkle
  7. pain
  8. rattle
Noun
  • Extreme Fit's soft, breathable, moisture-wicking socks are designed to help improve circulation, reduce swelling, and relieve aches and fatigue.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That exposure is exactly why direct trauma there produces an acute, transient, shock-like jolt rather than an ordinary bruise-type ache.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of ache
Verb
  • Just when things seemed too contentious and/or boring to a late-night viewer, Stewart knew when to jingle the keys in our face.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • On the walls, a few pots hang from a copper rod, a dinner bell waits to be jingled, and an ancient clock keeps time.
    — Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
Definition of jingle
Noun
  • Statements by government lawyers that contradict the official White House line are not merely the results of pangs of conscience.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Curtin admits to feeling a small pang when a guest drinks only water throughout the meal.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of pang
Verb
  • Miriam pulled one tooth, then another from her mouth, and clinked them into a porcelain dish on her nightstand.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the next shot, the couple clinked wine glasses as Gomez took a bite of cheese, before Blanco filmed marinara sauce being laid in a pan.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of clink
Noun
  • The sting also relied on the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force program, which set up an undercover chat operation to communicate with suspects.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Caterpillar hairs floated on the water’s surface, leaving swimmers with a necklace of red stings.
    — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Definition of sting
Verb
  • The small fragments of colorful glass, strung along together, produce soothing sounds, their tinkling notes wafting through the air alongside a chorus of windchimes and the sweet scent of plumeria blooming in the garden.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • Food and drink Fontana restaurant is the main attraction here, with an inviting courtyard and a tinkling fountain lending a European feel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026
Definition of tinkle
Noun
  • Side effects included injection-site reactions such as pain, tenderness and swollen lymph nodes; fatigue; headache; muscle or joint pain; nausea or vomiting; and fever.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The King imprisons the miller’s daughter in a room and orders her to prove her magical ability under pain of death.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pain
Verb
  • Shimmy first made a name for himself with the gritty 2020 EP Zombie Land, which introduced him as a street-centric rapper whose music made more sense rattling from the trunk of a car than playing in a nightclub.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The death of the NCAA and the creation of a corporate superleague will rattle Cal more than any earthquake hitting a stadium built directly on a fault line.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
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