as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
can't stand those funny tingles I get when my foot falls asleep
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Recent Examples of tingle
Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
The juicy dark meat is flavored with a traditional sauce packed with garlic, cumin, coriander and brown sugar for an aromatic sweetness that carries a slight licorice tingle from fennel seed.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 24 May 2024
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2025
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage that causes pain, tingling, numbness, or complete loss of sensation in the feet.37
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—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Unlike other plumpers, this one leaves a slight tingle rather than an overbearing burning sensation- thank goodness!
—Taylor Lane, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
The juicy dark meat is flavored with a traditional sauce packed with garlic, cumin, coriander and brown sugar for an aromatic sweetness that carries a slight licorice tingle from fennel seed.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 24 May 2024
Verb
But at the heart of it is an army of armchair scientists tapping into the unknown, shattering relaxation boundaries and spewing gibberish all in the hopes that someone out there will tingle.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2025
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage that causes pain, tingling, numbness, or complete loss of sensation in the feet.37
3.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingle
Noun
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Dehydration contributes to headaches, body aches, dry mouth, and fatigue associated with hangovers.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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There’s certainly the risk of getting any of the common but often hard-to-deal-with long COVID symptoms like fatigue, muscle aches, breathlessness, headaches, difficulty thinking and alterations in taste listed on the World Health Organization website.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The video includes footage of a set of handcuffs and chains jingling as they are pulled from a basket containing other shackles and then laid out on the airport tarmac next to four other sets of restraints.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Decca Christmas Recordings jingles 19-15, surpassing its prior No. 17 high – and marking a new best rank for Lee over her 61-plus-year span of appearing on the chart.—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Every day brings a sigh of relief and a pang of nostalgia.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Rosie O'Donnell encourages Americans to 'protect your sanity' Although the Emmy-winning host has been enjoying the warm reception from her Irish neighbors, O'Donnell also shared the pangs of homesickness she's been experiencing.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As seen in a video shared on X by royal reporter Rebecca English, the King and Queen clinked their drinks together before sipping it down in one go.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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But hey, the man clearly loves love and clinks his champagne glass until the happy couple performs another painful-looking kiss.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The security video looked like a scene from an undercover sting operation against a 30-year-old Turkish graduate student in her white coat and backpack.—
Jack Healy,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Within reach was the wasp’s sting and its ovipositor – the tube-like appendage used by many insects to lay eggs.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Shaking the capsules produces audio signals that range from rattling stones, over tinkling coins to swooshing sand.—
Erico Guizzo,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Oct. 2018
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Jeff Goldblum tinkled the ivories during a moving In Memoriam section at the BAFTA Film Awards.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Her pain and rage, her desire to be coddled and loved all announced itself with a furious punk purity.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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But, eventually the chest pain returned, this time accompanied by a fever and his implant had migrated within his chest.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Read More: Detentions of Tourists and Visa-Holders Fuel Anxiety About Travel to U.S. Neighbors said they were left rattled by the arrest, which played out at 5:30 p.m. on a residential block.—
JAKE OFFENHARTZ,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Shifting government policies are adversely impacting business, rattling financial markets, and disrupting supply chains.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Tingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tingle. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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