tingle
/tindʤ/
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Definition
Noun:
- A prickling or stinging sensation: A physical feeling on the skin, often described as many small, sharp points, like pins and needles.
- A thrill or shiver of excitement or emotion: A brief, often pleasurable, feeling of excitement, fear, or anticipation that runs through the body.
Verb:
- To feel or cause a prickling or stinging sensation: To experience or produce a light, sharp, prickly feeling on the skin or in a part of the body.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- After my foot fell asleep, I felt a strange tingle as the blood returned.
- A tingle of excitement ran down her spine as the concert began.
Verb:
- My fingers tingle in the cold winter air.
- The fizzy drink made my tongue tingle.
Advanced Usage
- "to tingle with": to be filled with a strong, often exciting, emotion.
- She was tingling with anticipation before her big presentation.
Variants and Related Words
- Tingling (noun/adj): The sensation or state of tingling.
- He felt a persistent tingling in his arm.
- Tingly (adj): Causing or characterized by a tingling sensation.
- The lotion had a cool, tingly effect.
Synonyms
- Noun (Sensation): Prickle, sting, pins and needles.
- Noun (Emotion): Thrill, shiver, frisson.
- Verb: Prickle, sting.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions
(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
- "to make one's spine tingle": to cause a strong feeling of excitement, fear, or thrill.
- The ghost story was so scary it made my spine tingle.
Noun
- a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a frisson of surprise shot through him
Verb
- cause a stinging or tingling sensation