tingle
verb (used without object)
to have a sensation of slight prickles, stings, or tremors, as from cold, a sharp blow, excitement, etc..
was tingling
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past progressiveof tingle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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My mouth was tingling from the mala Sichuan peppers lurking in that savory sludge.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
I was running on minimal sleep, but my scam sense was tingling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2022
I woke up and was tingling all over.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2015
I wish I could still feel what I felt when I saw that “Tosca”; it was like falling in love for the first time, and my young self was tingling and giggling with endorphins.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2015
His homing radar was tingling like crazy now.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
