tingle
IPA: tˈɪŋgʌɫ
noun
- A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
- A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.
- A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.
- A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.
- (masonry) An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (intransitive) To ring; to tinkle or twang.
- (transitive) To cause to ring, to tinkle.
- To fasten with a tingle; to tack.
- To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that needs to be watertight.
- (masonry) To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.
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Examples of "tingle" in Sentences
- I'm all a tingle with anticipation.
- Tingle is a supporting character at best.
- Once there was a sharp tingle of excitement,
- At the touch of spring the bud tingles in to sweat of virgin blushes.