The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TINGLED
Verb
tingled
past participle of tingle
Anagrams
• glinted
Source: Wiktionary
TINGLE
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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