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tingle.

To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtɪŋɡəl/
  1. To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

    intransitive
    My hands were tingling from the cold.
    I got hit in the butt yesterday, and it still tingles.
  2. To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation. To feel an ASMR response.

    intransitive
    I tingled
    This made me tingle
  3. To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

    transitive
    Tingle your tastebuds with these exotic dishes.
  4. To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation. To cause to feel an ASMR response.

    transitive
    tingle someone
  5. To ring; to tinkle or twang.

    intransitive
  6. To cause to ring, to tinkle.

    transitive
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”).

noun/ˈtɪŋɡəl/
  1. A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.

  2. A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson. An ASMR response.

    in-plural
    get/give tingles
  3. 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”).

noun/ˈtɪŋɡəl/
  1. A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.

  2. A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.

  3. 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

verb/ˈtɪŋɡəl/
  1. To fasten with a tingle; to tack.

    transitive
  2. To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that requires it to be watertight.

    transitive
  3. To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

cognate with the Middle High German zingel

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