tingly

[ ting-glee ]

adjective

, tin·gli·er, tin·gli·est.

1. tingling or causing a tingling sensation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tingly¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; tingle + -y ¹

Example Sentences

It feels tingly in a good way, and if a relative knocks on your bathroom door while you’re wearing it, you can yell, “I’M DOING A FACE MASK!”

From Popular-Science

I press down harder on the throttle until the bungalows on either side of the street slide through my peripheral vision in a blur and that tingly, champagne-like sensation—something right in the middle of peace and excitement—settles into my body.

From Outside Online

That’s the tingly sensation you feel once the candy hits your spit-covered tongue.

From Popular-Science

"My heart sings, my soul roars, and I feel tingly good all over," raved the Post.

From The Daily Beast

While that little feller was making that charge you could feel the air getting tingly, like it does before a rain storm.

From Project Gutenberg

In a couple of hours they feel tingly all over, and they know that there most be poisonous substances in their circulation.

From Project Gutenberg

And ten minutes later, when I'm shooed out, I'm feelin' so chesty and happy that I'm tingly all over.

From Project Gutenberg

He says that he no longer has the tingly feeling and he has no presentiment of evil, both of which I consider good signs.

From Project Gutenberg