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单词 tingle
释义 tin·gle
I. \ˈtiŋgəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English
1. : a small nail : tack
2. : a patch on a boat constructed to cover a hole or leak by overlapping
II. verb
(tingled ; tingled ; tingling \-g(ə)liŋ\ ; tingles)
Etymology: Middle English tinglen, alteration of tinklen to tinkle — more at tinkle
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to experience of feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
  < a great blast of his boat's whistle … made our ears tingle — R.P.Warren >
  < the blister on his right foot began to tingle — Fred Majdalany >
  < music that made … blood tingle — Sherwood Anderson >
  < like to weep, to laugh, to tingle with excitement, admiration, or fear — Rose Macaulay >
 b. : to cause such a sensation
  < the trumpets tingle in his ears >
2. : to make a repeated light ringing or tinkling sound : tinkle
 < bells began to tingle above us — Ernest Beaglehole >
 < rain tingled steadily on the roof — Grahman Greene >
transitive verb
1. : to cause a thrilling, stinging, or prickling sensation in : stir, stimulate
 < an eagerness tingled him when he saw what he wanted — Alan Kapelner >
 < each is guaranteed … to tingle the brain — advt >
2. : to cause (a bell) to ring lightly : tinkle
III. noun
(-s)
1. : a tinkling sound : tingling
2. : a tingling sensation or condition
 < gave me a wincing tingle to see the deep marks of the murderously sharp talons — R.T.Bird >
 < feel the tingle of the hot blood of resentment mounting to our cheeks — B.N.Cardozo >
 < felt a tingle excitement — Earle Birney >
 < was filled with a tingle of pleasure — Louis Auchincloss >
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