tingle
verb (used without object)
to have a sensation of slight prickles, stings, or tremors, as from cold, a sharp blow, excitement, etc..
tingles
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pluralof tingle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof tingle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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Watching him gradually turn tender sends tingles through your heartstrings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
Q: My right foot burns and tingles so badly that it’s hard to sleep.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
The Stanley Cup playoffs — gosh, even the phrase brings tingles to the spine — begin next week.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022
"Looking back it was not the best game of football I had ever watched live, but it felt a privilege to be there. Thinking back to the atmosphere still gives me tingles."
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2020
Black squiggle tingles curled up my spine and wrapped around my eyes like a silk scarf.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
