atingle

[ uh-ting-guhl ]
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adjective
  1. tingling; stimulated.

Origin of atingle

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

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How to use atingle in a sentence

  • Urmston accordingly sat where he was, watching the opening grow wider, his nerves atingle with something akin to fear.

    By Right of Purchase | Harold Bindloss
  • Ko-Ko is atingle with all the passion and faults of humanity.

    Post-Impressions | Simeon Strunsky
  • Nevertheless, Jimmy was all atingle with enthusiasm and eagerness.

    The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
  • Smiling affably, with every nerve in his body atingle, he advanced to the table.

    The Gray Phantom | Herman Landon
  • The roll of a pebble or the crack of a twig under foot would set us all atingle as we stole out to our cave house.

    The Scientific American Boy | A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond