tinged
simple past tense and past participle of tinge
tinged
simple past tense and past participle of ting
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Source: Wiktionary
Ting, n. Etym: [An imitative word. Cf. Tink.]
Definition: A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling.
Ting, v. i.
Definition: To sound or ring, as a bell; to tinkle. [R.] Holland.
Ting, n.
Definition: The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.
Tinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Tingeing.] Etym: [L. tingere, tinctum, to dye, stain, wet; akin to Gr. tunken to dip, OHG. tunchon, dunchon, thunkon. Cf. Distain, Dunker, Stain, Taint a stain, to stain, Tincture, Tint.]
Definition: To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron. His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections, are tinged by a certain extravagance. Addison.
Syn.
– To color; dye; stain.
Tinge, n.
Definition: A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste. His notions, too, respecting the government of the state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the government of the church. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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