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tinge

  [tinj] ,verb, tinged, tinge⋅ing or ting⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
2. to impart a slight taste or smell to.
–noun
3. a slight degree of coloration.
4. a slight admixture, as of some qualifying property or characteristic; trace; smattering: a tinge of garlic; a tinge of anger.
Origin:
1470–80; < L tingere to dye, color

Synonyms:
4. hint, shade, nuance, suspicion.
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tinge   (tĭnj)   
tr.v.   tinged (tĭnjd), tinge·ing or ting·ing (tĭn'jĭng), ting·es

  1. To apply a trace of color to; tint.

  2. To affect slightly, as with a contrasting quality: "The air was blowy and tinged with rain" (Joyce Carol Oates).

n.  

  1. A small amount of a color incorporated or added.

  2. A slight added element, property, or influence: a tinge of regret.


[Middle English tingen, from Latin tingere.]
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