tingle

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
2. (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
3. (intransitive) To ring; to tinkle or twang.
4. (transitive) To cause to ring, to tinkle.

Noun

1. A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
2. A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.

Noun

1. A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.
2. A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.
3. An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.

Synonyms

prickle

smart

sting

tingling

prick

quiver

shudder

frisson

itch

thrill

stitch

prickling

twinge

chill

burn

shiver

pinch

pins and needles

ring

💍

sear

stick

stiffen

tickle

tinkle

titillate

titillation

twitch

whirr

zoom

be terrified

go numb

grow numb

burning the tongue

becoming tense

ache

pain

be horrified

bib

boom

💥

burn down

buzz

calcine

char

cremate

drone

formication

goad

hot

🥵

hurt

kiln

Translations

prickeln

hormigueo

picar

picotement

frissonner

brivido

formicolare

Scheitholz

πόνος

Spaltholz

φαγούρα

frisson

klingen

💍

picoter

Klobenholz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɪŋɡəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tinglen

In summary

From Middle English tinglen, a variant of tinclen (“to tinkle”). More at tinkle.