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tingle

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verb

as in to jingle
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound awoke to the steady pitter-patter of raindrops tingling on the rooftop

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tingle
Noun
The sight of smoke made my skin tingle and my arm hair stand on end, but not with dread. Literary Hub, 18 June 2025 Glad All Over generating mass tingles, with the HF at its epicentre, was quite something. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Verb
Consumers with food allergies should stop eating the product and should seek medical attention or use emergency medication such as epinephrine for any reactions or symptoms, including hives, skin rash, itching or tingling mouth, coughing, trouble breathing, nausea, facial swelling, or anaphylaxis. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025 This can lead to numbness, tingling, and weakness in the arms, hands, legs, and feet. Carrie Madormo, Health, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tingle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingle
Noun
  • The acute phase may last weeks or months and often goes unnoticed, though some people develop fever, fatigue, body aches, rash or swelling around the bite site, the CDC says.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2025
  • However, her symptoms were brushed off as muscle aches.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dogs showing signs of separation anxiety may benefit from gradual desensitization to being alone and learning to dissociate cues like jingling keys from being left alone.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
  • Some hikers wear small bells that jingle while walking, signaling their presence to animals.
    Ruffin Prevost, AFAR Media, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • After all, who wants to feel the pangs of self-doubt, anxiety, or chronic stress?
    Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But honestly, for me at least, there were also pangs of a quite familiar feeling: mom guilt.
    Sona Charaipotra, Parents, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But there is a big part of me that just needs a photo of Martin Scorsese and alt-comic Robby Hoffman clinking their Emmy statues together.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, this stat includes the myriad styles of chardonnay, even if our collective imagination pictures throngs of stereotypical oaky chard drinkers clinking glasses while snacking on sticks of butter.
    Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Bites can cause regional discomfort and redness, similar to bee stings.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Your forearms and shoulders start to sting.
    Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The soothing, deeply resonant humming of the bowls and sparkling tinkling of chimes filled the room.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The herds are decked out in crowns of flowers, and the air will be noisy, full of tinkling bells as the cattle trudge down from the higher Alpine pastures to the lower stretches of greenery in and around this town.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • When Meiyun is recalling her pain and telling her past, her body language always goes first.
    Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The Smashing Machine traces three years in Kerr’s career, when his talents had begun to wane but his instincts still pushed him to focus on numbing the pain of his wounds.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Shut your bedroom door or use a towel to prevent rattling.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of being deep fried, pig skins are crisped up on the pit and chopped into shards that deliver an incredible punch of smoke beneath each jaw-rattling crunch.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Tingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tingle. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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