tingle
noun [C] /ˈtɪŋ.ɡəl/Definition
› a feeling as if a lot of sharp points are being put quickly and lightly into your body: There's a slight tingle in my wrists. She stroked his head, sending tingles down his spine.Feelings - general words tingly /-i/ adjective › causing a tingle: My massage had left me with a pleasant tingly sensation.Pain and painful
(Definition of tingle noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- association noun (INVOLVEMENT)
- atmospheric adjective (MOOD)
- aura noun
- emotional adjective
- emotionalism noun
- feeling noun (EMOTION)
- free-floating adjective
- in your heart of hearts idiom
- infect verb (FEELING)
- myself pronoun
- pang noun
- ripple noun
- sense noun (ABILITY)
- sentiment noun (FEELINGS)
- sentimental adjective
- sentimentalism noun
- soul noun (DEEP FEELINGS)
- soulful adjective (DEEP FEELINGS)
- stab noun
- trip noun (EXPERIENCE)
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Feelings - general words
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