as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
can't stand those funny tingles I get when my foot falls asleep
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Recent Examples of tingle
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
Any horror novel worth its salt should make the heart race and the spine tingle, as if a great, hairy spider was skittering along each vertebrae.
—Jordan Kopy, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
Unlike traditional lip plumpers that create an uncomfortable tingling sensation, this formula plumps with the nourishing power of hyaluronic acid.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Certainly there is beauty and awe to fill anyone’s soul, but does a chill draft blow through there as well, leeching ice into the spirit and sending a frisson of tingles down one’s spine?
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
Any horror novel worth its salt should make the heart race and the spine tingle, as if a great, hairy spider was skittering along each vertebrae.
—Jordan Kopy, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
Nerve or blood vessel injury: In some cases, the broken bone may damage a nearby nerve or blood vessel, causing numbness, tingling, or circulation problems.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
Unlike traditional lip plumpers that create an uncomfortable tingling sensation, this formula plumps with the nourishing power of hyaluronic acid.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingle
Noun
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This all-purpose first aid kit from First Aid Only contains 299 pieces of emergency medical supplies for minor cuts, scrapes, and aches and pains.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Jan. 2025
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What Are the Symptoms of Flu? Symptoms usually come on suddenly, according to the CDC, and can include fevers above 100.4 degrees F, dry cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headaches, chills and occasionally nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Decca Christmas Recordings jingles 19-15, surpassing its prior No. 17 high – and marking a new best rank for Lee over her 61-plus-year span of appearing on the chart.—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
31 Dec. 2024
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Shoppers find last-minute Christmas gifts at area businesses Bells jingled on shop doors as people wandered in and out of stores searching for last-minute gifts on Christmas Eve in Northwest Arkansas.—
Gael Langdon,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Now that the hunger pangs have started, here's some National Bagel Day deals to consider.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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Everyone experiences pangs of loneliness on occasion.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
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The couple dined on Taco Bell — one of Gomez’s favorite food places — and clinked champagne glasses while sitting on a picnic blanket.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
20 Dec. 2024
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The chaotic sounds of feet tapping, knives clinking, and electroshocks buzzing create anxiety throughout the film, but when Para One’s music plays, the film communicates that de Saint Phalle has reached a breakthrough.—
Sarah Belmont,
ARTnews.com,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Dalin was gracious in the moment, but those close to him and the campaign acknowledge that the sting was real.—
George Allen,
Robb Report,
15 Jan. 2025
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Understanding why employers lean towards internal hires provides clarity and reduces the emotional sting of rejection.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Guests in silk blouses and slacks sipped scotch while the piano man tinkled the keys.—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Nov. 2024
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That had to have felt like Old Man Winter tinkling on his shoulder.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
5 Aug. 2024
Noun
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For Johnson, the highlight reel can serve as pain relief after the Lions’ magical season came to an abrupt and nightmarish end with a home loss in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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These risks primarily involved the digestive system and included nausea and vomiting, stomach pain, heartburn and gastroparesis, or stomach paralysis.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And if your dishwasher rattles even on an empty load, this does indicate mechanical problems.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2025
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But when the topic turned to how his election could rattle the Hall’s Richter scale once his plaque hangs in that gallery in July, Suzuki couldn’t wrap his mind around that thought.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Tingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tingle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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