tingle

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɪŋɡəl/ Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəl === Etymology 1 === From 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”). ==== Verb ==== tingle (third-person singular simple present tingles, present participle tingling, simple past and past participle tingled) (intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation. (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation. (intransitive) To ring; to tinkle or twang. 1859-1895, Charles Dickens, All the Year Round · (transitive) To cause to ring, to tinkle. ===== Synonyms ===== (to feel a prickly sensation): itch (to ring, cause to ring): tinkle ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== tingle (plural tingles) A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson. A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) cognate with the Middle High German zingel ==== Noun ==== tingle (plural tingles) 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. (masonry) An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging. ==== Verb ==== tingle (third-person singular simple present tingles, present participle tingling, simple past and past participle tingled) (transitive) To fasten with a tingle; to tack. (transitive) To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that requires it to be watertight. (masonry, transitive) To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle. === Anagrams === elting, Etling, Elting, niglet, linget