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Definition of tingle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tingle

verb
 
/ˈtɪŋɡl/
 
/ˈtɪŋɡl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tingle
 
/ˈtɪŋɡl/
 
/ˈtɪŋɡl/
he / she / it tingles
 
/ˈtɪŋɡlz/
 
/ˈtɪŋɡlz/
past simple tingled
 
/ˈtɪŋɡld/
 
/ˈtɪŋɡld/
past participle tingled
 
/ˈtɪŋɡld/
 
/ˈtɪŋɡld/
-ing form tingling
 
/ˈtɪŋɡlɪŋ/
 
/ˈtɪŋɡlɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] (of a part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into it
    • The cold air made her face tingle.
    • a tingling sensation
    Synonyms hurthurtache ▪ burn ▪ sting ▪ tingle ▪ itch ▪ throbThese are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain:
    • My feet hurt.
    • Ouch! That hurt!
    ache to feel a continuous pain that is not severe:
    • I’m aching all over.
    burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful:
    • Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.
    sting to make somebody feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain:
    • My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
    tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there:
    • The cold air made her face tingle.
    itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this:
    • I itch all over.
    • Does the rash itch?
    throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats:
    • His head throbbed painfully.
    Patterns
    • your eyes hurt/​ache/​burn/​sting/​itch
    • your skin hurts/​burns/​stings/​tingles/​itches
    • your flesh hurts/​burns/​stings/​tingles
    • your head hurts/​aches/​throbs
    • your stomach hurts/​aches
    • to really hurt/​ache/​burn/​sting/​tingle/​itch/​throb
    • to hurt/​ache/​sting/​itch badly/​a lot
    • It hurts/​stings/​tingles/​itches.
    Extra Examples
    • Her legs were tingling painfully.
    • Her skin was still tingling from the shower.
  2. [intransitive] tingle with something to feel an emotion strongly
    • She was still tingling with excitement.
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps a variant of tinkle. The original sense was perhaps ‘ring in response to a loud noise’, but the term was very early applied to the result of hearing something shocking.
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