as in jingling
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 tingling
Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
That makes numbness different from tingling, a prickly sensation that indicates that a nerve is irritated.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
Michael Lynch, 62, went to New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital on Wednesday with his wife, worried about pressure in his head and tingling in his hands, his distraught spouse told the Daily News.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
People with peripheral neuropathy may experience pins and needles sensations, such as tingling and prickling, in their extremities.
—Laura Dorwart, Health, 22 Dec. 2025
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
Her voice is a glowing, childlike meep, and her tingling synths massage the inside of the listener’s skull.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Side effects are generally mild and temporary, including skin irritation, headache and tingling sensations at electrode sites, Flow said, adding skin burns have occurred when the device's pads were reused or dried out.
—Kamal Choudhury, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
Frostbite symptoms depend on tissue injury depth and range from superficial injuries like numbness, tingling or waxy skin to clear blisters and pink tissue.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
That makes numbness different from tingling, a prickly sensation that indicates that a nerve is irritated.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
Michael Lynch, 62, went to New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital on Wednesday with his wife, worried about pressure in his head and tingling in his hands, his distraught spouse told the Daily News.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
People with peripheral neuropathy may experience pins and needles sensations, such as tingling and prickling, in their extremities.
—Laura Dorwart, Health, 22 Dec. 2025
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
Her voice is a glowing, childlike meep, and her tingling synths massage the inside of the listener’s skull.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Side effects are generally mild and temporary, including skin irritation, headache and tingling sensations at electrode sites, Flow said, adding skin burns have occurred when the device's pads were reused or dried out.
—Kamal Choudhury, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingling
Verb
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The live action How the Grinch Stole Christmas led the way, jingling all the way to 669M minutes viewed.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
22 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
Adjective
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But the ones that do get rewarded with a deep, meditative little cocktail, friendlier than a Toronto but still prickly with bitterness and stout with proof, a cocktail worth hunkering down with on these dark and interminable nights of January.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
3 Jan. 2026
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The Devil’s Rope Museum, housed inside what was once a brassiere factory, holds miles of the prickly wire, plus a section devoted to Route 66.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
Adjective
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There was always a caustic quality to Minna and Flic’s demeanor, but true cruelty seeps into their interactions in a way that’s ultimately heartbreaking.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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So begins their comic, sometimes caustic, friendship.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
18 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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Eerie chants, tinkling percussion, zany strings, and plucky swelling piano.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With Venus hyping up Mars in your invigorating 10th house, there’s no doubt that eyes are on you.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026
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With surprises aplenty — and a final scene that ranks among Broadway’s most invigorating send-offs of the 21st century — John Proctor is the Villain cast a spell that resonates months after its too-early September 7 closing.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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And the dream is a riverfront filled with mangroves, a waterfront open air classroom for the students to use during the school week and the public to use on weekends and summers, plus a floating boardwalk ringing the whole thing for the community to experience nature.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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This week, his phone hasn't stopped ringing.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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After a stinging loss at Wichita State over the weekend, Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway is still figuring out why the Tigers aren't playing their best.—
Corinne S Kennedy,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
25 Jan. 2026
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The itchy rash is accompanied by intense stinging, pain, and burning.—
Fara Rosenzweig,
Outside,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Tingling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tingling. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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