1
: a slight staining or suffusing shade or color
2
: an affective or modifying property or influence : touch
a tinge of guilt
tinged; tingeing or tinging
ˈtin-jiŋ 
1
a
: to color with a slight shade or stain : tint
b
: to affect or modify with a slight odor or taste
2
: to affect or modify in character
Examples of tinge in a Sentence
Noun
showing a tinge of color
dark hair with reddish tinges
Verb
The ink tinged his fingers blue.
just slightly tinge the frosting with yellow food coloring to give it a lemony look
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
There's some tinge of it, to some extent, every day.
—EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Sassy, brassy, and tinged with confessional monologues, and songs from some of her favorite writers, Karen will share her love of music and her love of storytelling.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Tonally, they were inspired by 1980s Amblin Entertainment movies, albeit with a darker tinge.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
There's some tinge of it, to some extent, every day.
—EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
While many faculty members and students stood by the right to protest peacefully, some groups felt the demonstrations were tinged with antisemitism and threatening to Jewish students.
—Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Sassy, brassy, and tinged with confessional monologues, and songs from some of her favorite writers, Karen will share her love of music and her love of storytelling.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tinge
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“Tinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinge. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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