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noun

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as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body can't stand those funny tingles I get when my foot falls asleep

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verb

ˈtiŋ-gəl How to pronounce tingle (audio)
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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Recent Examples of tingle
Noun
Unlike other plumpers, this one leaves a slight tingle rather than an overbearing burning sensation- thank goodness! — Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024 The juicy dark meat is flavored with a traditional sauce packed with garlic, cumin, coriander and brown sugar for an aromatic sweetness that carries a slight licorice tingle from fennel seed. — Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 24 May 2024
Verb
Standard side-effects include upset stomach, tingling or numbness in the hands or feet, itchy skin caused by rashes, blurred vision, dark-colored urine and possible weakness or fatigue lasting for longer than three days. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 Rivers of deep, deep bass flowed under tingling treble waves. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tingle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingle
  1. ache
  2. jingle
  3. pang
  4. clink
  5. sting
  6. tinkle
  7. pain
  8. rattle
Noun
  • Dehydration contributes to headaches, body aches, dry mouth, and fatigue associated with hangovers.
    — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Arising 4-6 weeks after exposure, common symptoms include sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, and head and body aches.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of ache
Verb
  • The video includes footage of a set of handcuffs and chains jingling as they are pulled from a basket containing other shackles and then laid out on the airport tarmac next to four other sets of restraints.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The Decca Christmas Recordings jingles 19-15, surpassing its prior No. 17 high – and marking a new best rank for Lee over her 61-plus-year span of appearing on the chart.
    — Jim Asker, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of jingle
Noun
  • Rosie O'Donnell encourages Americans to 'protect your sanity' Although the Emmy-winning host has been enjoying the warm reception from her Irish neighbors, O'Donnell also shared the pangs of homesickness she's been experiencing.
    — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
  • There’s a romantic pang to these characters not quite reaching their full potential.
    — Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of pang
Verb
  • As people clinked glasses of Moët & Chandon, Hadid and fellow model Josephine Skriver caught up near marble plinths while Naomi Campbell and the French Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, shared airkisses tableside.
    — Freya Drohan, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The Maha season refused to mark its beginning, so the sounds of the irrigation tanks clinked and rattled through the city, promising water amid the drought.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of clink
Noun
  • Much like government employees being cut from the system, teachers and unions nationwide could feel the sting.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Our community’s outpouring of support definitely tempered the sting of what happened that morning.
    — Kimberly Wargo, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of sting
Verb
  • Shaking the capsules produces audio signals that range from rattling stones, over tinkling coins to swooshing sand.
    — Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Oct. 2018
  • Jeff Goldblum tinkled the ivories during a moving In Memoriam section at the BAFTA Film Awards.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
Definition of tinkle
Noun
  • Her pain and rage, her desire to be coddled and loved all announced itself with a furious punk purity.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
  • But having said that, having done it twice now, there is more of a sense of understanding procedurally what works and how to streamline it, so our goal is never to draw out people's pain for three years.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of pain
Verb
  • Context: Republican and Democratic congressional districts alike have been rattled by Musk's tactics for slashing government funding and terminating chunks of the federal workforce.
    — Kristal Dixon, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to intense uncertainty, Wall Street has been rattled by signs of a sputtering economy.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of rattle

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