tingle.
To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
Meaning & usage
To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
My hands were tingling from the cold.
I got hit in the butt yesterday, and it still tingles.
To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation. To feel an ASMR response.
I tingled
This made me tingle
To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
Tingle your tastebuds with these exotic dishes.
To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation. To cause to feel an ASMR response.
tingle someone
To ring; to tinkle or twang.
To cause to ring, to tinkle.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tinglen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English tingen (“to tink”) + -len, equivalent to ting + -le. Alternatively, possibly a variant of Middle English tinclen (“to tinkle”) or from Old English tinclian (“to tickle”). More at tinkle. Compare also West Frisian tingelje (“to tinkle”), Dutch tingelen (“to tinkle, jingle”).
A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson. An ASMR response.
get/give tingles
A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English tinglen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English tingen (“to tink”) + -len, equivalent to ting + -le. Alternatively, possibly a variant of Middle English tinclen (“to tinkle”) or from Old English tinclian (“to tickle”). More at tinkle. Compare also West Frisian tingelje (“to tinkle”), Dutch tingelen (“to tinkle, jingle”).
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.
An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.
Where this word comes from
cognate with the Middle High German zingel
To fasten with a tingle; to tack.
To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that requires it to be watertight.
To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.
Where this word comes from
cognate with the Middle High German zingel
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