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tingleto have a slight stinging or prickling sensation

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to have a slight stinging or prickling sensation

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtɪŋɡəl/

Korean meaning: 따끔거리다, 저리다

Korean pronunciation: **팅**글

Example Sentences

  • My leg tingles when I sit cross-legged for too long.
  • The ghost story made my spine tingle with fear.
  • His phone buzzed so much from dating app notifications that his pocket started to tingle.

tingle

VERB

//ˈtɪŋɡəl//

to have a slight stinging or prickling sensation

tingle concept
💡 Concept

to have a slight stinging or prickling sensation

tingle rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A single person's keys jingle, making fingertips tingle.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈtɪŋɡəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈtɪŋɡəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootting-
Suffix--le

Origin

14세기 중세 영어 'tinglen'에서 유래되었으며, 가볍게 울리는 소리나 감각을 표현하는 의성어적 단어로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

singleminglejingle
single
mingle
jingle

🔗Collocations

tingle with excitement
spine tingles
tingle of anticipation
hands tingle
tingle sensation

📝Examples

My leg tingles when I sit cross-legged for too long.

The ghost story made my spine tingle with fear.

😄 Fun example

His phone buzzed so much from dating app notifications that his pocket started to tingle.

😄 Fun example

She felt a tingle of pride when her meme got 1000 likes.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

pricklestingticklethrobbuzz

Antonyms

numbdullinsensitive

Related

sensationfeelingnerveexcitementchill

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