tingle

[ ting-guhl ]

verb (used without object)

, tin·gled, tin·gling.

1. to have a sensation of slight prickles, stings, or tremors, as from cold, a sharp blow, excitement, etc.:

   I tingle all over.

2. to cause such a sensation:

   The scratch tingles.

noun

1. a tingling sensation.
2. the tingling action of cold, a blow, excitement, etc.

   Synonyms: flutter, thrill

tingle

/ ˈtɪŋɡəl /

verb

1. 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

1. a sensation of tingling

Derived Forms

• ˈtingly, adjective
• ˈtinglingly, adverb
• ˈtingling, adjective
• ˈtingler, noun

Other Words From

• tingler noun
• tingling·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of tingle¹

1350–1400; Middle English tinglen (v.), variant of tinkle

Word History and Origins

Origin of tingle¹

C14: perhaps a variant of tinkle

Example Sentences

You've talked about getting that tingle when you were presented with this script.

From Salon

Some have the delicate crunch of fried sesame seeds, garlic or crushed peanuts, or the mouth-numbing tingle of Sichuan peppercorns.

From New York Times

Air, light, height, with a tingle of vertigo, are what the Guggenheim Museum’s spiraling rotunda is about.

From New York Times

In this weirdest hug of my life, my body hummed and tingled.

From New York Times

My skin would tingle and goosebump as an array of tools rattled against my teeth, tore through their flimsy armor of enamel, dug into their decayed depths and pushed bitter composites into their hollowed cores.

From Washington Post