tingle
verb [I] /ˈtɪŋ.ɡəl/Definition
› to have a feeling as if a lot of sharp points are being put quickly and lightly into your body: My fingers and toes are tingling with the cold. There's a line in that poem that makes my spine tingle every time I read it.Pain and painful › When you tingle with an emotion, such as excitement or fear, you feel it very strongly: She tingled with fear as she entered the dark alleyway.Strong feelings
(Definition of tingle verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -racked suffix
- agonized adjective
- agony noun
- excruciating adjective
- footsore adjective
- give sb hell idiom
- groan noun
- groan verb
- hurt adjective
- hurt verb
- irritation noun (SORE FEELING)
- painless adjective
- pinprick noun (HOLE/PAIN)
- prickle verb
- rack verb
- sciatica noun
- stab noun
- stabbing adjective
- suffering noun
- tender adjective (PAINFUL)
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