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atingle

American  
[uh-ting-guhl] / əˈtɪŋ gəl /

adjective

  1. tingling; stimulated.


Etymology

Origin of atingle

First recorded in 1850–55; a- 1 + tingle


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Enthused and euphoric, her rise, meteoric, Her heart all atingle — then numbed.

From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2017

Children, nerves atingle from the film play, screamed in terror, stampeded for the only exit they knew, the main door.

From Time Magazine Archive

Theme-park officials are not atingle at the prospect of being lumped with common carriers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Five minutes after she had entered the buckboard, the spirit of this new world had seized upon the girl and she was athrob and atingle with the joy of it.

From The Ranchman by Charles Alden Seltzer

A magic change came over her; she became suddenly animated, alive, atingle in every nerve; her eyes sparkled and a new color flooded her cheeks.

From The Winds of Chance by Rex Ellingwood Beach

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