tinged

From the verb tinge: (⇒ conjugate)

tinged is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

tinge /tɪndʒ/   v., tinged, tinge•ing or ting•ing, n. 
v. [~ + object]

1. to give a slight degree of color to;
   tint:
   walls tinged with brown from the rusty steam pipes.
2. to give a slight trace of (some) feeling or emotion to:
   praise tinged with envy.

n. [countable]

3. a slight trace, as of coloring.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

tinge (tinj),  v., tinged, tinge•ing or ting•ing, n. 

v.t. 

1. to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to;
   tint.
2. to impart a slight taste or smell to.

n. 

3. a slight degree of coloration.
4. a slight admixture, as of some qualifying property or characteristic;
   trace;
   smattering:
   a tinge of garlic; a tinge of anger.

• Latin tingere to dye, color
• 1470–80

Synonyms

• 4. hint, shade, nuance, suspicion.

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tinge / tɪndʒ/ noun

1. a slight tint or colouring
2. any slight addition

verb (tinges, tingeing, tinging, tinged)(transitive)

1. to colour or tint faintly
2. to impart a slight trace to: her thoughts were tinged with nostalgia

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin tingere to colour