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tingle (iou)



tingle verb & noun3. LME.
[Perh. var. of TINKLE verb, by assoc. with RING verb1. Cf. DINDLE, DINGLE verb, PRINGLE.]
A. verb.
I.
verb intrans. (Of a part of the body) be affected with a slight prickling or stinging sensation; smart, thrill; (of the ears) be (as) so affected on hearing something especially pleasant or unpleasant. LME.
American Accent The Colonel banged down the receiver so hard his hand tingled. C. Buckley Charley's nostrils tingled from the vapors.
b. Of the cheeks: smart or redden with shame, indignation, etc. M16.
verb trans. Cause to tingle; sting, excite, stimulate. L16.
M. O. W. Oliphant It tingled her to her very fingers' ends.
verb intrans. Cause a slight prickling or stinging sensation in a part of the body; pass through with a tingling or thrilling sensation. E19.
A. Maupin Feeling the blood tingle in her limbs.
II. Now rare exc. Scot.
verb intrans. Make a continued light ringing sound. LME.
verb trans. Ring (a bell etc.) lightly. M17.
b. noun. The action or condition of tingling; an instance of this, a tingling sensation in part of the body. L17.
V. Nabokov The tingle and tang of reality.
tingler noun a thing which causes tingling, esp. a smarting blow E19.
tinglish adjective (rare) = tingly M19.
tingly adjective characterized by tingling L19.