TINGLE

prickling, tingle, tingling

(noun) a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings

frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle

(noun) an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; “a frisson of surprise shot through him”

tingle, prickle

(verb) cause a stinging or tingling sensation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

tingle (third-person singular simple present tingles, present participle tingling, simple past and past participle tingled)

(intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

(transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

(intransitive) To ring, to tinkle.

(transitive) To cause to ring, to tinkle.

(intransitive) To make ringing sounds; to twang.

Synonyms

• (to feel a prickly sensation): itch

• (to ring, cause to ring): tinkle

Noun

tingle (plural tingles)

A prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

Anagrams

• Etling, elting, linget, niglet

Proper noun

Tingle (plural Tingles)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tingle is the 7103rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4712 individuals. Tingle is most common among White (82.09%) and Black/African American (13.48%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Etling, elting, linget, niglet

Source: Wiktionary


Tin"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tingled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tingling.] Etym: [Freq. of ting. Cf. Tinkle.]

1. To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound. At which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 1 Sam. iii. 11.

2. To feel a sharp, thrilling pain. The pale boy senator yet tingling stands. Pope.

3. To have, or to cause, a sharp, thrilling sensation, or a slight pricking sensation. They suck pollution through their tingling vein. Tickell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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