tingle
A prickling or mildly stinging sensationA prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
Meaning
6 sensesA prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
Prickeln
пока́лываниеpokályvanije
поко́люванняpokóljuvannja
A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
(in the plural)An ASMR response.
get/give tingles
A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.
A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.
A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.
An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.
- a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
Examples
24 sentencesMy left arm is tingling.
У мене в руці мурашки. — deniko
deMein linker Arm kribbelt. — Yorwba
You'll feel a tingling sensation.
ruВы почувствуете покалывание. — sharptoothed
deSie werden ein Kribbeln fühlen. — Yorwba
The cola made my tongue tingle.
ruОт колы у меня защипало язык. — odexed
What makes you tingle real bad?
I experience tingling in my hands.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tinglen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English tingen (“toFrom Middle English tinglen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English tingen (“to tink”) + -len, equivalent to ting + -le. Alternatively, possibly a variant of Middle English tinclen (“to tinkle”) or from Old English tinclian (“to tickle”). More at tinkle. Compare also West Frisian tingelje (“to tinkle”), Dutch tingelen (“to tinkle, jingle”).
cognate with the Middle High German zingel
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plural: tinglesSynonyms
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