1
: a slight staining or suffusing shade or color
2
: an affective or modifying property or influence : touch
a tinge of guilt
tinged; tingeing or tinging
ˈtin-jiŋ 
1
a
: to color with a slight shade or stain : tint
b
: to affect or modify with a slight odor or taste
2
: to affect or modify in character
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Examples of tinge in a Sentence
Noun
showing a tinge of color
dark hair with reddish tinges
Verb
The ink tinged his fingers blue.
just slightly tinge the frosting with yellow food coloring to give it a lemony look
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Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 2 Dec. 2024
Amnesia Haze is sweet and citrusy with a tinge of earthiness and spice, similar to Pineapple Express.
—Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
For a movie shot in such wide-open landscapes, The Order is tinged through with claustrophobia, a testament to the tension rife throughout Baylin’s writing and Kurzel’s meticulous direction.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Something’s sweet on my tongue, and tart on the sides of my mouth, and there’s a tinge of smoke, too, which surprises me.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 2 Dec. 2024
Amnesia Haze is sweet and citrusy with a tinge of earthiness and spice, similar to Pineapple Express.
—Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
Skies that had been tinged with the look of dark fog over some hillsides and a general haze since Saturday had given way to air that was moderately healthy throughout the region and good in northern part of the region.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024
For a movie shot in such wide-open landscapes, The Order is tinged through with claustrophobia, a testament to the tension rife throughout Baylin’s writing and Kurzel’s meticulous direction.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Tinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinge. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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