tingle
to have a sensation of slight prickles, stings, or tremors, as from cold, a sharp blow, excitement, etc.: I tingle all over.
to cause such a sensation: The scratch tingles.
a tingling sensation.
the tingling action of cold, a blow, excitement, etc.
Origin of tingle
1Other words for tingle
Other words from tingle
- tingler, noun
- tin·gling·ly, adverb
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How to use tingle in a sentence
On a night such as this new longings and aspirations swell the heart, and the blood tingles joyfully through the body.
The Fourth Watch | H. A. CodyThe shock of a great, new happiness tingles through the girl's sensitive frame.
Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerSam Holt had in his own brain a strong dash of the daring and love of adventure which tingles in the blood of youthful strength.
Cedar Creek | Elizabeth Hely WalsheMr. Arnold did neither, and consequently his verse tells and tingles.
Res Judicat | Augustine BirrellSo tingles the pulsing blood, perhaps, when a man is fey, when the kisses of his mouth are numbered.
Stepsons of Light | Eugene Manlove Rhodes
British Dictionary definitions for tingle
/ (ˈtɪŋɡəl) /
(usually intr) to feel or cause to feel a prickling, itching, or stinging sensation of the flesh, as from a cold plunge or electric shock
a sensation of tingling
Origin of tingle
1Derived forms of tingle
- tingler, noun
- tingling, adjective
- tinglingly, adverb
- tingly, adjective
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