tinged

[ting]

Origin

verb (used without object), verb (used with object)

to make or cause to make a high, clear, ringing sound.

noun

a tinging sound.

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Tinged is always a great word to know.

So is slumgullion. Does it mean:

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1485–95; imitative; see tang²

Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.

to impart a slight taste or smell to.

noun

a slight degree of coloration.

a slight admixture, as of some qualifying property or characteristic; trace; smattering: a tinge of garlic; a tinge of anger.

Origin:
1470–80; < Latin tingere to dye, color

Related forms

in·ter·tinge, verb (used with object), in·ter·tinged, in·ter·tinge·ing or in·ter·ting·ing.

re·tinge, verb (used with object), re·tinged, re·tinge·ing or re·ting·ing.

Synonyms
4. hint, shade, nuance, suspicion.

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

tinge

1471, "to dye, color slightly," from L. tingere "to dye, color," originally "to moisten" (see tincture). The noun is first recorded 1752.