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/ |
- [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 hurthurt- ache
- burn
- sting
- tingle
- itch
- throb
- 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.
- 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.
- [intransitive] tingle with something to feel an emotion strongly
- She was still tingling with excitement.
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.