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tingle

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verb

as in to jingle
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound awoke to the steady pitter-patter of raindrops tingling on the rooftop

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tingle
Noun
The world's largest slithering snake is sure to send a tingle down your spine. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024 Unlike other plumpers, this one leaves a slight tingle rather than an overbearing burning sensation- thank goodness! Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
If your tongue starts tingling after that second helping of Nashville-style hot chicken, don’t reach for a glass of water, health experts say. Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Symptoms can include numbness or tingling, lack of coordination and difficulty walking. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tingle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingle
Noun
  • Compounded by menthol and arnica, known for its healing properties, Medterra provides a cooling sensation to ease aches and pains.
    Valerie Butler, Essence, 19 May 2025
  • These symptoms last at least three months after the initial infection and range from muscle aches and joint pain to brain fog and fatigue.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • And that repeating first couplet — which comprises six of the poem’s 18 lines and occupied the first day of this challenge — will surely jingle in your pocket for a long time to come.
    A.O. Scott, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Men dressed as 1880s gunfighters are forever clomping up and down wooden sidewalks with jingling spurs and holstered revolvers on their belts.
    Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And yet the extent of the common language for emotional and physical pain is itself remarkable: crushing sadness, pangs of guilt, wrenching news, the need for something to kill the pain.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
  • And just as suddenly as that dream was about to begin, the pang in Carr’s gut was growing more undeniable.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Jiayi Li Listen to this article · 9:35 min Learn more By Emma Goldberg April 12, 2025 On Instagram feeds, martini glasses clink in what feels like a never-ending loop.
    Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • To show that behind the wine glasses clinking in celebration, there are also tears, fears and moments of reckoning.
    Jessica Guerrieri, People.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Denver remained his target despite the sting of not being drafted or initially signed by the Broncos.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • This mindset change removes the sting of rejection and increases outreach volume.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • The background music, pleasantly tinkled nightly by a real person sitting at a real piano, mixes in pop melodies alongside the Broadway classics and jazz standards.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
  • Another smaller-scale way to protect plants is to strategically redirect your pet's attention, especially if they're tempted to tinkle in the garden.
    Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Contributor Aging often comes with unwelcome changes, like joint stiffness, nerve pain, sleepless nights, and slowed recovery.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • Symptoms like inflammation, joint pain, and stiffness are an inevitable part of aging.
    Health, Health, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • The booms rattle windows, frighten pets, and have raised concerns about threats to the structural integrity of private homes.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
  • The chill in investor confidence spread to the stock market, but several announcements from Trump about tariffs rattled stocks deeper.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025

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“Tingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tingle. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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