tingle
verb (used without object)
to have a sensation of slight prickles, stings, or tremors, as from cold, a sharp blow, excitement, etc..
tingled
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past participleof tingle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tingle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tingleverb (used without object)to have a sensation of slight prickles, stings, or tremors, as from cold, a sharp blow, excitement, etc..
Example Sentences
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But no matter how much water or electrolyte solution she drank, her legs tingled and her head spun.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
“As kids we used to hold these 9-volt batteries to our tongues and it tingled, that’s roughly how you have to imagine this,” Lierz says.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 8, 2022
"At that point, the ‘spidey senses’ tingled a little bit."
From Fox News ● Oct. 22, 2021
It kept going and going, long after one of the prettiest 63s anybody ever saw had concluded, until it tingled both the back end of the golf course and the back end of the neck.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2019
Happiness heated me up until my fingertips tingled.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
