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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Recent Examples of tingle
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
Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But at the heart of it is an army of armchair scientists tapping into the unknown, shattering relaxation boundaries and spewing gibberish all in the hopes that someone out there will tingle.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2025
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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
Bright, engaging, tongue tingling acidity and a finish that keeps on giving and will lure you back for more.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But at the heart of it is an army of armchair scientists tapping into the unknown, shattering relaxation boundaries and spewing gibberish all in the hopes that someone out there will tingle.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingle
Noun
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Early symptoms include fever, fatigue, headache and muscle aches, followed by coughing and shortness of breath.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Saatva Zenhaven latex mattress: on sale for $2,749 Original price: $3,399 Dealing with back aches?—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
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The first half of the instrumental sounds like wind chimes jingling around in a storm.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Having to walk past those luxurious, roomy, and comfortable-looking lie-flat beds in business-class on your way to economy is enough to trigger a pang of jealousy.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Mar. 2025
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As the time of iftar, the breaking of the fast, nears, a day’s worth of hunger pangs combine with jockeying among patrons desperate to get their marook loaves and rush home before the call to prayer sounds from mosque minarets.—
Kiana Hayeri,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As seen in a video shared on X by royal reporter Rebecca English, the King and Queen clinked their drinks together before sipping it down in one go.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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But hey, the man clearly loves love and clinks his champagne glass until the happy couple performs another painful-looking kiss.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the sting, titled Operation Jacked, roughly 140 of the 160 vehicles recovered were found at ports throughout New York or New Jersey.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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According to Europol, 39 child victims were protected as a result of the sting, and more than 3,000 devices were seized.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Shaking the capsules produces audio signals that range from rattling stones, over tinkling coins to swooshing sand.—
Erico Guizzo,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Oct. 2018
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Jeff Goldblum tinkled the ivories during a moving In Memoriam section at the BAFTA Film Awards.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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My husband had told me the same thing once, many years before, and like my boyfriend now his voice had been shot through not with passion but with pain.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
2 Apr. 2025
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Tariff timeline: Tracking the evolution of Donald Trump's trade war Trump says the ultimate fruits of tariffs will be worth the pain.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Read More: Detentions of Tourists and Visa-Holders Fuel Anxiety About Travel to U.S. Neighbors said they were left rattled by the arrest, which played out at 5:30 p.m. on a residential block.—
JAKE OFFENHARTZ,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Shifting government policies are adversely impacting business, rattling financial markets, and disrupting supply chains.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Tingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tingle. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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