tingle
Plural: tingles
Noun
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
- A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
- A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.
- A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.
- A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.
- An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.
Verb
Verb Forms: tingle, tingled, tingling, tingles
- To feel a slight prickling or stinging sensation.
- cause a stinging or tingling sensation
- To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- To ring; to tinkle or twang.
- To cause to ring, to tinkle.
- To fasten with a tingle; to tack.
- To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that needs to be watertight.
- To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.
Examples
- A winning bingo made his fingers TINGLE with excitement.
- I got hit in the butt yesterday, and it still tingles.
- My hands were tingling from the cold.
- Tingle your tastebuds with these exotic dishes.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English tinglen, a variant of tinclen (“to tinkle”). More at tinkle.
Synonyms
chill, frisson, prickle, prickling, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill, tingling, itch, tinkle
Scrabble Score: 7
tingle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtingle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tingle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary