tinged
modified by a slight amount of a usually specified color or source of color; tinted or slightly discolored (usually used in combination): He vomited a small amount of blood-tinged fluid.I love this photo of the sunset over the ocean, with the tinged waves.
slightly modified in a specified way (often used in combination): She leads a cast of excellent actors in this supernaturally tinged sci-fi drama.The song has the bluegrass-tinged sound of a traditional southern bar band.
the simple past tense and past participle of tinge.
Origin of tinged
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How to use tinged in a sentence
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Time-crunched doctors are relying on remote-working scribes to take notes via video call | lbelanger225 | September 30, 2020 | FortuneAs righteous and honest as his anger may be—“They basically just filmed my riffs,” says Meltzer— it is always tinged with hope.
Brad Meltzer's Passion For Reuniting America With Its Historic Objects | Oliver Jones | November 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis voice is quiet, melodic, and often tinged with an undercurrent of mirth.
Colm Toibin Describes The Creation Of His Quiet Masterpiece ‘Nora Webster’ | Jennie Yabroff | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“We can blame Carrie Bradshaw for this,” says Shaunaq Arora, half-joking; his sigh tinged with the cloudy breath of his Gauloises.
How Brooklyn Invaded Paris—Next Stop, the World | Brandon Presser | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMeanwhile, Carmela has an erotic religion-tinged flirtation with Father Phil back at the house.
David Chase on Tony Soprano’s Fate, the State of TV, and Why He Couldn’t Finish ‘True Detective’ | Marlow Stern | September 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The campaign in Gaza will not be merely an effort to maintain peace—the campaign is tinged with feelings of revenge and contempt.
The red glow was so brilliant that the whole river was tinged and made luminous by it.
A relative of the master, we should expect to find his work strongly tinged with the Stradivarian characteristics.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickIt was a large gathering, a happy occasion, though tinged inevitably with regrets.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThen her cheeks began to pale, till they were tinged like the creamy plumes of the white crepe myrtle that grew in the ruin.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinA blush tinged Lady Hartledon's face as she looked out at the soft rain, and a half-smile parted her lips.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
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