- 1tinge something (with something) to add a small amount of color to something white petals tinged with blue Pink tinged her pale cheeks.
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- 2tinge something (with something) to add a small amount of a particular emotion or quality to something a look of surprise tinged with disapproval Sadness tinged his voice.
tinge
verbNAmE//tɪndʒ//
[usually passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tinge he / she / it tinges
past simple tinged
-ing form tingeing
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