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tingle

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verb

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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tingle
Noun
The product glides on smooth like butter and leaves behind a faint cooling tingle. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025 That tingle of anxiety will become an old friend, and the feeling of having triumphed over fear will become equally familiar, if not more familiar, than the fear itself. Essence, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Distinct sharpness, good length, freshness and crisp and bright acidity that provides a tongue tingling finish. Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 Early symptoms of paralytic shellfish poisoning include tingling of the lips and tongue that could start anywhere from a few minutes to hours after eating toxic shellfish. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tingle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingle
Noun
  • Diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, aches and pains, obesity, and the immune system are challenged.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 July 2025
  • For those experiencing less severe infections, symptoms include fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, which often last between one and three days, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • They’re woven into the tapestry of our front-yard memories—sticky fingers, crooked signs, and mason jars jingling with coins and all, but somewhere along the way, the simple tradition has faded.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
  • And that repeating first couplet — which comprises six of the poem’s 18 lines and occupied the first day of this challenge — will surely jingle in your pocket for a long time to come.
    A.O. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Other coaching clients describe getting pangs of guilt about adding complex assignments to direct reports’ already heavy workloads.
    Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The immediacy of hunger pangs makes focusing on the future a challenge.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • There are pics of the pair kissing, clinking Champagne glasses, and taking a selfie with a digital camera.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 June 2025
  • As unveiled on the band’s Instagram Thursday (May 29), the LP’s front features a cozy photo of Kevin, Nick and Joe clinking wine glasses while dining at a restaurant.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • In general, tick bites aren’t painful, whereas bites and stings from other insects typically cause pain.
    Julia Ries, Health, 25 June 2025
  • In 2022, an Ohio man suffered 20,000 bee stings when cutting tree branches.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • This was a trial that would surely force many SUVs and pick-ups to tinkle a puddle of oil in fear—a steep volcano climb.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The background music, pleasantly tinkled nightly by a real person sitting at a real piano, mixes in pop melodies alongside the Broadway classics and jazz standards.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Our lives in Iran, our pain, are different from the ‘official’ version.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 July 2025
  • However, not everyone is empathetic enough to understand that this pain is ongoing.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Failure to negotiate deals or further postpone the tariffs could once again rattle investors and consumers.
    Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • The high tariffs China and the U.S. imposed on each other's goods rattled markets as American consumers faced higher prices on a wide array of products, like car seats and clothing, while American farmers feared Chinese consumers would buy fewer of their now more expensive food exports.
    Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 27 June 2025

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“Tingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tingle. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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