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tingle
[ ting-guhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to have a sensation of slight prickles, stings, or tremors, as from cold, a sharp blow, excitement, etc.:
I tingle all over.
- to cause such a sensation:
The scratch tingles.
tingle
/ ˈtɪŋɡəl /
verb
- usually intr to feel or cause to feel a prickling, itching, or stinging sensation of the flesh, as from a cold plunge or electric shock
noun
- a sensation of tingling
Derived Forms
- ˈtingly, adjective
- ˈtinglingly, adverb
- ˈtingling, adjective
- ˈtingler, noun
Other Words From
- tingler noun
- tingling·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tingle1
Example Sentences
Scrolling through this hate-filled manifesto for the first time made the hairs on my arm tingle with discomfort.
Either way, guests seeking a holiday getaway there can also enjoy a tingle of telling truth to power by posting their own reviews.
Once on my face, my skin began to tingle and my eyes started to water, or maybe I was crying because I was so hungry.
Feel your scalp tingle as my voice gently surprises you from behind.
Who does not get a tingle at the thought of how they would respond of they knew the full truth.
It sent a pleasant tingle through his veins and made that injured arm of his ache again.
Lowell straightened up suddenly, a tingle of apprehension running through him.
One day Tilly told Grace a story that caused every nerve in his body to tingle, and he scarcely could keep from crying out.
The stimulated blood courses through my veins with a pleasing tingle.
Digby leaped nimbly aside, and hit his right arm a blow which made it tingle from the shoulder to the tips of the fingers.
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