TINGLING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

tingling 1 of 2

adjective

as in needlelike

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verb

present participle of tingle

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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Known as oral allergy syndrome, this cross-reaction can cause symptoms such as itching or tingling in the mouth. — Lauren Finney Harden, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Applegate has previously described living with symptoms including numbness, an off-balance feeling, and a tingling sensation in the limbs. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 For Applegate, her previous diagnosis of MS had offered an explanation for her ongoing struggle with symptoms including tingling and numbness in her extremities, lack of coordination, balance issues and difficulty walking. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 The victim went to the campus health clinic in August with worsening finger tingling and numbness, and leg weakness. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 Short for autonomous sensory meridian response, ASMR describes the pleasant, tingling calm some people feel in response to soft sensory input, like whispering, tapping, or watching something being squished. — Steven John, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Your spidey-senses start tingling as the game winds down, and something just tells you to start rolling the camera. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 His legs and feet have begun to regain some feeling and tingling sensations. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 And, in recent years, a new culinary wave has emerged, as chefs create bold fusion dishes or, more subtly, adapt Japanese recipes to uniquely Brazilian produce, from Amazon river fish to jambu, a tongue-tingling herb. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingling

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Deepfake memes grant a similar carte blanche to their creators, while introducing even pricklier questions about race and authenticity.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Its signature spice comes from the prickly ginger beer that is both fizzy and cooling.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of prickly

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The Household Cavalry, on dark horses and with brightly shining breastplates, trotted past, jingling like a cutlery drawer.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
The hiker then begins jingling bells in the bear's face in an attempt to scare it off, but the bear charges forward.

— Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of jingling

Verb

Praise for Selldorf and her award-winning renovation was shown through clinking glasses, applause, and smiles around the room, as waiters in single file arrived with decadent dishes.

— Eliza Jordan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of clinking

Adjective

In a creative landscape that’s increasingly catering to corner-cutting, there’s an invigorating feeling to the way Holden burrows deeper into the minutiae of his life to create something new.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
New bars, which seem to multiply by the second, are no less invigorating.

— Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of invigorating

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Wellness guide Patrick Mauroner leads early-bird or afternoon hikes and e-bike rides through the Alpe di Siusi meadows, past fields tinkling with cowbells and grazed by pretty palomino horses.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of tinkling

Adjective

Mungiu craftily plants the seed of this crisis in his opening shot, set in the aftermath of a stinging act of parental discipline.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
At an early New York screening, Douglas recalls Wall Street traders being stunned by the film’s stinging accuracy.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of stinging

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The bell, sans artist, continues to mark the passage of time, ringing every hour over the pavilion and its guests, a grotesque altar to the ongoing Venetian apocalypse.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Her phone was on the driver’s seat, ringing constantly, a police officer testified.

— Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of ringing

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