tingles 1 of 2

noun

plural of tingle
as in aches
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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tingles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tingle
as in clinks
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 tingles
Noun
Researchers suggested that future studies should include people who actually experience tingles to better understand how ASMR might help with mental health and relaxation. — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Soft piano music intermingles with the tweeting of sparrows outside, and my nose tingles with the heady scent of leather mixed with the musty perfume of incense burning on the windowsill. — Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingles
  1. aches
  2. clinks
  3. pains
  4. tinkles
  5. pangs
  6. rattles
  7. stings
  8. rings
Noun
  • Place used tea bags in the fridge to cool, then place them on your eyes to reduce puffiness or on any patch of sunburned skin to ease the aches.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of aches
Verb
  • As the bullet weight clinks and clacks along the bottom, bass will key in on your rig and follow it.
    — Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Each robot, remotely operated, clinks glasses and gestures in unison, embodying the camaraderie and hope of the musical’s revolutionaries.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of clinks
Noun
  • Fouad Saeed Abdulkadir, then 46, died in 2025 after complaining of severe chest pains.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • And Ford’s Bergg took pains to emphasize that its low price wasn’t coming from where customers would notice.
    — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pains
Verb
  • As the hotel’s doorman, complete with top hat and tails, opens the door to its opulent lobby and a piano player tinkles keys in the distance, that dream solidifies into reality.
    — Rob LeDonne, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2024
Definition of tinkles
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
  • Yet for the drivers, the pangs of change were felt through the last race at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, and are anticipated again at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of pangs
Verb
  • All agree that police abuse of the ALPR system, such as in Milwaukee, rattles the public’s trust.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • As Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence boom powers America’s economy, rattles its job market, and shapes its national security priorities, political leaders are struggling for traction on how the government should seek to engage the technology, if at all.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of rattles
Noun
  • Caterpillar hairs floated on the water’s surface, leaving swimmers with a necklace of red stings.
    — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
  • This was in the era of mail-order CD clubs, when radio stations would pay $100 a month for one or two CDs full of background music to produce ads or stings.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of stings
Verb
  • The comeback saga rings ever so true for those in the movie theater industry, and for those millions of moviegoers who love to watch dazzling images on the huge silver screens of theaters.
    — Adam Aron, Variety, 29 July 2026
  • An old folk verse prices a simple life at two riyals for beans and one for bread — only half of that tune still rings true.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
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