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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Recent Examples of tingle
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Unless your skin is very sensitive, Reedle Shot 100 is a great entry point into spicule serums, offering a 100/1,000 microneedle intensity—enough for that signature tingle without overwhelming heat.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Dec. 2025
While autonomous sensory meridian response is the pleasant and even euphoric tingling that some people experience from hearing certain sounds, Stanford researchers are employing something that might seem more mundane, but is every bit as powerful and likely far more useful.
—New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Not an especially memorable line compared to others here, but Close’s delivery gives it a tingle, selling it like Mildred Pierce pouring scorn on that ingrate Veda.
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—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Unless your skin is very sensitive, Reedle Shot 100 is a great entry point into spicule serums, offering a 100/1,000 microneedle intensity—enough for that signature tingle without overwhelming heat.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
These included tingling at the electrode sites, brief skin irritation, or headache.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Dec. 2025
While autonomous sensory meridian response is the pleasant and even euphoric tingling that some people experience from hearing certain sounds, Stanford researchers are employing something that might seem more mundane, but is every bit as powerful and likely far more useful.
—New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingle
Noun
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There’s ample gore and jumpy moments, but the true scariness here is of the forlorn kind; leads Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen play the mounting nightmare with ache and desperation, elevating the emotional tenor of a dolefully eerie movie.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
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But Swims buckled into the ballad, standing tall and belting through the song’s inherent ache.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Netflix and Amazon jingled all the way to some big audiences on Christmas Day, thanks to the NFL.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
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The next signs of the nation’s political divide might be jingling in your pocket next year.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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The point was to project his own power and, perhaps, to inspire in his listeners a pang of jealousy at his great big chest of war toys.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Packing your own treats not only saves money between meals, but also keeps mood-tanking hunger pangs at bay.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2026
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Picture a bunch of people descending in private jets to eat steak and appear on panels about alleviating poverty and fighting climate change (among other noble goals), while clinking cocktail glasses with other fellow rich people in an effort to make one another even richer.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Servers were trading off shifts and the bar was clinking away.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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The three-day undercover sting, known as Operation Summer Sentinel, was led by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office and the Yuba County District Attorney’s Office in partnership with the Sacramento Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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But as about two thirds of the country braces for heavy snow and bitter cold this weekend, most Pats fans with Monday flights home hope celebratory spirits will take the sting out of any travel woes.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Transform a handful of old keys into a charming wind chime that adds a gentle, tinkling sound to your outdoor space.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
17 Jan. 2026
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Plus, there’s The Promenade, a great spot for afternoon tea (huge throne-like chairs and Chesterfields to sink into, a pianist gently tinkling away and the heady scent of lilies filling the air), a casual coffee or a late-afternoon cheeky glass of Champagne with oysters.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Jan. 2026
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The executive order cited a 2023 FDA review that found scientific support for the use of medical marijuana to treat pain, anorexia and nausea/vomiting.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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This is the latest step forward for Jackson’s Shoe Gummi business, which began as an answer to the pain people experience while wearing high heels.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The situation was the latest test for officials in Austin, a liberal city where distrust of federal immigration agencies runs deep and residents have been rattled by recent events in Minneapolis.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vrabel adjusted the defense away from a blitz-happy scheme meant to rattle Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Tingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tingle. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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