tinge
verb (used with object)
to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
tinges
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pluralof tinge.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof tinge (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
tingeverb (used with object)to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
Example Sentences
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On songs like “Slushy” and “Predictable Girl,” she intertwines a menagerie of robotic, spacey sirens with tinges of Jersey club beats and ’90s-influenced R&B chords.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
Erivo supplies the film with Elphaba’s tinges of long-held sorrow and confusion that allow “Wicked” to be in conversation with the world it’s being released into.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2024
The blast itself fills two pages with white, plus tinges of pink.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
Peering out his office window and watching Wilson throw darts to Jerry Jeudy and KJ Hamler sure keeps any tinges of regret at bay.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
The open sky in front of him was a deep purple, slowly fading into the bright blue of day, with tinges of orange from the sun on a distant, flat horizon.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
