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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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 tingle
Essence, 25 Feb. 2025
Feeling that glimpse, at my luckiest moments, as an electric tingle racing the length of my spine.
—Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Signs and symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency include tingling or numbing in the hands and feet, pain, headaches, diarrhea, weight loss, mood changes, and a smooth, red tongue.
—Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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
Feeling that glimpse, at my luckiest moments, as an electric tingle racing the length of my spine.
—Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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
Signs and symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency include tingling or numbing in the hands and feet, pain, headaches, diarrhea, weight loss, mood changes, and a smooth, red tongue.
—Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingle
Noun
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Symptoms of West Nile include fever, headache, aches, soreness, joint pain, rash, gastrointestinal symptoms and decreased consciousness.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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Symptoms listed by the health agency still include sore throat, cough, fever, chills, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, congestion, runny nose, loss of taste or smell, fatigue, muscle aches, body aches, headache, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Even though diet culture often frames snacking as a negative—an unbridled act of gluttony at best, and a sign of moral weakness at worst—reaching for an edible pick-me-up when the hunger pangs hit is the most natural thing in the world.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
6 June 2025
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In fact, no other fixture in Latin America symbolizes so intensely the visceral and contradictory pangs many people feel toward the U.S. than the Panama Canal.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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And my body is stinging as prickly flares of embarrassment radiate from my ribs.—
A'Lelia Bundles
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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The role of the unions in all this is prickly, powerful and not always benign.—
Elizabeth Glazer,
New York Daily News,
18 May 2025
Noun
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For Mahomes and Kelce, the faces of this Chiefs’ dynasty, February’s Super Bowl loss still stings.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Police stings routinely discover worse in back rooms — illicit drug trafficking, money laundering and tax evasion run by sophisticated criminal networks.—
Edgar Domenech,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Eleanor is played by Pippa Knowles with a playful, caustic vibrance that seizes the screen.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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For Chicago and spanning to borders far beyond, there was media personality Gary Deeb as the caustic gatekeeper of all things TV, radio and media reporting about what and who to watch and when and where to listen.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The class encompasses information about exercises to prepare the mother for birth, relaxation and coping techniques, pain control options, labor positioning, induction and C-section basics, recovery and welcoming baby.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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The effects can be diminished by drinking eight to 10 glasses of water per day, taking pain medications, blood transfusions, folic acid or a combination of other medications.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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This is a vibrant and energizing fragrance that is simple in the beginning, then becomes deeper and more invigorating.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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When on offer, the bisque is an invigorating and refreshing version of the classic.—
The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appétit,
21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Luis Costa, global head of EM sovereign credit at Citigroup Global Markets, signaled the muted reaction could be, in part, attributed to hopes of a brisk resolution to the conflict.—
Ruxandra Iordache,Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
16 June 2025
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Related article Prevent low back pain with this simple lifestyle change The findings showed that as the amount of daily walking increased, the risk of chronic low back pain decreased, and preliminary evidence revealed moderate or brisk walking was more protective than a slow pace, Pocovi said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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“Tingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tingle. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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