tingling

UK: /ˈtɪŋglɪŋ/

From the verb tingle: (⇒ conjugate)

tingling is: ⓘ

v pres p

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tin•gle /ˈtɪŋgəl/   v., -gled, -gling, n. 
v. [no object]

1. to have a feeling of slight stings, as if from pins or from cold:
   His arm tingled when he hit his elbow.
2. to cause such a feeling:
   The cold tingled on his face.

n. [countable]

3. the tingling action of cold, excitement, etc.

tin•gly /ˈtɪŋgli/  adj., -gli•er, -gli•est 

: He gets a funny, tingly feeling when she walks in the room.

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Ting Ling  (ding′ ling′), Wade-Giles. (Chiang Ping-chih)

1. Biographical See Ding Ling. 

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tin•gle  (ting′gəl), v., -gled, -gling, n. 
v.i. 

1. to have a sensation of slight prickles, stings, or tremors, as from cold, a sharp blow, excitement, etc.:
   I tingle all over.
2. to cause such a sensation:
   The scratch tingles.

n. 

3. a tingling sensation.
4. the tingling action of cold, a blow, excitement, etc.

• Middle English tinglen (verb, verbal), variant of tinkle 1350–1400

tin′gler, n. 
tin′gling•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 4. thrill, flutter.

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tingle / ˈtɪŋɡ^əl/ verb

1. (usually intr) to feel or cause to feel a prickling, itching, or stinging sensation of the flesh, as from a cold plunge or electric shock

noun

1. a sensation of tingling

Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps a variant of tinkle

ˈtingler noun

ˈtingling adjective

ˈtingly adjective