English Explanatory Dictionary

tingle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
  2. To feel an ASMR response.
  3. To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
  4. To cause to feel an ASMR response.
  5. To ring; to tinkle or twang.
  6. To cause to ring, to tinkle.
noun
  1. A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
  2. An ASMR response.
  3. A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.
noun
  1. A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.
  2. A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.
  3. An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.
verb
  1. To fasten with a tingle; to tack.
  2. To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that requires it to be watertight.
  3. To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪŋɡəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tingle.wav

Word forms

tingle tingles tingling tingled

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

itch tinkle

Related words

ting tink tinkle

Derived words

my spider sense is tingling spine-tingling tingly tingle immunity

Translations

Arabic: وَخَزَ Arabic: نَمِلَ Bulgarian: щипя Bulgarian: изтръпвам Czech: brnět Czech: mravenčit Dutch: tintelen Dutch: kriebelen Esperanto: pikpiki Finnish: pistellä Finnish: kihelmöidä Finnish: nipistellä Finnish: kutkuttaa (esp. tastebuds) French: picoter Galician: formigar German: kribbeln German: prickeln Italian: formicolare Italian: pizzicare Latvian: tirpt Māori: tītī Māori: ongaonga Māori: nanamu Māori: tengatenga Occitan: picalhar Occitan: formiguejar Polish: mrowić Portuguese: formigar Russian: пока́лывать Russian: онемева́ть Spanish: hormiguear Turkish: uyuşmak Turkish: karıncalanmak Ukrainian: коло́тися Ukrainian: поко́лювати Ukrainian: поколо́ти Bulgarian: изтръпване Bulgarian: бодеж Esperanto: pikpiko Finnish: kihelmöinti Finnish: pistely French: picotement German: Prickeln Ilocano: pipikel Italian: solletico Latgalian: tierpūni Latvian: notirpums Latvian: tirpoņa Latvian: tirpšana Polish: dzwonienie Polish: mrowienie Polish: swędzenie Russian: пока́лывание Spanish: hormigueo Spanish: hormigueamiento Ukrainian: поко́лювання
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