tingle
noun/ˈtɪŋɡl/
/ˈtɪŋɡl/
[usually singular] (also tingling
/ˈtɪŋɡlɪŋ/
/ˈtɪŋɡlɪŋ/
[singular, uncountable])- a slight uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body
- As she warmed her hands by the fire, she felt a tingle in her fingers.
- The sound sent a tingle up my spine.
- an exciting or uncomfortable feeling of emotion
- to feel a tingle of excitement
- They felt a tingle of anticipation as the aircraft raced along the runway.
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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