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tin⋅gle

  [ting-guhl] verb, -gled, -gling, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to have a sensation of slight prickles, stings, or tremors, as from cold, a sharp blow, excitement, etc.: I tingle all over.
2. to cause such a sensation: The scratch tingles.
–noun
3. a tingling sensation.
4. the tingling action of cold, a blow, excitement, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME tinglen (v.), var. of tinkle

Related forms:
tingler, noun
tin⋅gling⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
4. thrill, flutter.
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tin·gle   (tĭng'gəl)   
v.   tin·gled, tin·gling, tin·gles

v.   intr.

  1. To have a prickling, stinging sensation, as from cold, a sharp slap, or excitement: tingled all over with joy.

  2. To cause a prickling, stinging sensation or feeling: The straw tingled.

v.   tr.
To cause to tingle.
n.  A prickly or stinging sensation.

[Middle English tinglen, alteration of tinklen; see tinkle.]
tin'gler n., tin'gly adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
tingle

  1. n.
    a party. : This tingle is really da bomb.
  2. in.
    to party. : Hay, man, let's tingle.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

tingle  (v.)
1388, "to have a ringing sensation when hearing something," later "to have a stinging or thrilling feeling," variation of tinkelen (see tinkle). The noun is first recorded 1700.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tin·gle
Pronunciation: 'ti[ng]-g&l
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: tin·gled; tin·gling /-g(&-)li[ng]/
: to feel a stinging or prickling sensation —tingle noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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