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verb (used with object), tinged, tingeĀ·ing or tingĀ·ing.
to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
to impart a slight taste or smell to.
noun
a slight degree of coloration.
a slight admixture, as of some qualifying property or characteristic; trace; smattering: a tinge of garlic; a tinge of anger.
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Origin of tinge First recorded in 1470ā80, tinge is from the Latin word tingere to dye, color
OTHER WORDS FROM tinge inĀ·terĀ·tinge, verb (used with object), inĀ·terĀ·tinged, inĀ·terĀ·tingeĀ·ing or inĀ·terĀ·tingĀ·ing. reĀ·tinge, verb (used with object), reĀ·tinged, reĀ·tingeĀ·ing or reĀ·tingĀ·ing.
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Tingley ,
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How to use tinge in a sentence Through everyoneās excitement and support, I also picked up on a tinge of sadness.
If anything the Yeti occasionally exhibited an overly sharp tinge on āesses,ā as well as other hard consonant sounds, whereas the QuadCast S seems to have a flatter representation of sound across the low-to-high frequency range.
If you lived through the ā80s or early ā90s, or sat through many a movie set in the ā80s or early ā90s, youāll feel a tinge of nostalgia for the image of grabbing a boombox by the handle on your way to a back-alley dance battle.
That scale gives his skepticism about the vaccine a particularly dangerous tinge so, in short order, multiple reporters including our Aaron Blake debunked Carlson's claims.
Biologists debate what the stolen chloroplasts do for their kidnappers besides provide a pretty, green tinge .
Julie E. Byrne, a religion professor at Hofstra University, also sees a political tinge to the faith-based audience.
We want to follow her as we would our own friend, a tinge of jealousy and all.
Watch as the masses of people look at the camera with both curiosity and a tinge of fear.
Yet the time frame unquestionably infuses Moonrise Kingdom with more than a tinge of melancholy.
He would probably suffer a tinge of regret that he never thought to market his look.
The cytoplasm of lymphocytes is generally robin's-egg blue; that of the large mononuclears may have a faint bluish tinge .
Wright's stain gives such cells a faint bluish tinge when the condition is mild, and a rather deep blue when severe.
The cliffs of Red Point partake of a reddish tinge and appear to be disposed nearly in horizontal strata.
An expression of amazement crept into their faces, and along with Clip's astonishment came a tinge of bitterness.
Then there was a faint pulsation of the rigid limbs, the white, mean face took on a tinge as if the blood were flowing again.
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British Dictionary definitions for tinge
noun
a slight tint or colouring her hair had a tinge of grey
any slight addition
verb tinges , tingeing , tinging or tinged (tr)
to colour or tint faintly
to impart a slight trace to her thoughts were tinged with nostalgia
Word Origin for tinge C15: from Latin tingere to colour
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