tingle
1 of 2verb
tin·gle ˈtiŋ-gəl 
tingled; tingling ˈtiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ
intransitive verb
1
a
: to feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
b
: to cause such a sensation
2
: tinkle sense 1
tinglingly
ˈtiŋ-g(ə-)liŋ-lē
adverb tingly
ˈtiŋ-g(ə-)lē
adjective tingle
2 of 2noun
plural tingles
: a tingling sensation : a usually slight ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
She felt a tingle of excitement/anticipation.
It offers the palate-pleasing tingle of a bubbly soda with a much-simplified ingredient list of often nothing more than water and carbonation.
Chelsey Dulaney
Chelsey DulaneySoon my thinking cleared up, but the surges renewed—pain, and a frisson of electricity around the eye, into the cheek, a vague tingle. Sallie Tisdale
Sallie Tisdale
Synonyms
Verb
- chink
- clink
- jingle
- tinkle
Noun
- ache
- pain
- pang
- prick
- shoot
- smart
- sting
- stitch
- throe
- twinge
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb My arm was numb and tingling. awoke to the steady pitter-patter of raindrops tingling on the rooftop
Recent Examples on the Web Adam Sabes, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2022 Bonnivet’s large ear still seems to tingle with the sensation of having been pitilessly scrutinized, while the color and texture of his curly beard and thin mustache are captured with a miniaturist’s mind-bending wizardry. Washington Post, 25 May 2022 Hints of grapefruit and oatmeal will tingle and invigorate your scalp, cleansing it of oil and buildup. The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 May 2022 And my back, it’s-a already starting to tingle, which means the cortisone’s-a wearing off. Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022 These are the moments when my Spidey sense begins to tingle. Lincee Ray, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2022 Here is why Szechuan peppercorns make your mouth tingle. Leah Bhabha, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2022 During the 1980s and ’90s, his heyday, P.J. O’Rourke owned one of those bylines — like Nora Ephron’s, or Michael Kinsley’s, or Calvin Trillin’s — that made many readers, including this one, tingle with anticipation. New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022 Sometimes during these episodes, the left side of my arm would tingle and start to feel weak. Sherese Powers, Health.com, 1 Feb. 2022 See More
Verb
The woman went back into the restaurant and washed her hands before getting back into her car, but said that her fingers began to suddenly tingle, and then the symptoms became progressively worse. Adam Sabes, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2022 Bonnivet’s large ear still seems to tingle with the sensation of having been pitilessly scrutinized, while the color and texture of his curly beard and thin mustache are captured with a miniaturist’s mind-bending wizardry. Washington Post, 25 May 2022 Hints of grapefruit and oatmeal will tingle and invigorate your scalp, cleansing it of oil and buildup. The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 May 2022 And my back, it’s-a already starting to tingle, which means the cortisone’s-a wearing off. Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022 These are the moments when my Spidey sense begins to tingle. Lincee Ray, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2022 Here is why Szechuan peppercorns make your mouth tingle. Leah Bhabha, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2022 During the 1980s and ’90s, his heyday, P.J. O’Rourke owned one of those bylines — like Nora Ephron’s, or Michael Kinsley’s, or Calvin Trillin’s — that made many readers, including this one, tingle with anticipation. New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022 Sometimes during these episodes, the left side of my arm would tingle and start to feel weak. Sherese Powers, Health.com, 1 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, alteration of tinklen to tinkle, tingle
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
1879, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing tingle
Kids Definition
tingle 1 of 2
verb
tin·gle ˈtiŋ-gəl
tingled; tingling
: to feel or cause a prickling or thrilling sensation
Back and forth the ball flew until Henry's hands began to tingle from the smack of leather against them. Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins
Beverly Cleary, Henry Hugginstingle
2 of 2noun
: a prickling or thrilling sensation or condition
Medical Definition
tingle
intransitive verb
tin·gle ˈtiŋ-gəl
tingled; tingling -g(ə-)liŋ
: to feel a stinging or prickling sensation
tingling 1 of 2
adjective
as in invigorating
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- invigorating
- needlelike
- stinging
- prickly
- caustic
- smarting
- brisk
- biting
- corrosive
- piercing
- penetrating
- snappy
- cutting
- nippy
- raw
- bitter
- keen
- sharp
- shrewd
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- mild
- gentle
- soothing
- balmy
tingling
2 of 2verb
as in jingling
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound awoke to the steady pitter-patter of raindrops tingling on the rooftop Synonyms & Similar Words
- jingling
- tinkling
- clinking
- ringing
- rattling
- chiming
- chinking
- clattering
- clanging
- clacking
- clanking
- jangling
- clashing
- pinging
- crashing
- clangoring
- gonging
- dinging
- ding-donging
- plinking