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