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tingling

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verb

present participle of tingle
as in jingling
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound awoke to the steady pitter-patter of raindrops tingling on the rooftop

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingling
Adjective
  • The cast does commendable work bringing their characters to life: Ashe’s Elham is ferocious, prickly, and competitive; Tabbal’s Omid is lovable but too good; Lalezarzadeh’s Goli is young, bright-eyed, yet wise; Pooya’s Roya is queenly, imposing, and devoted.
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • But the Path of Exile community is also pretty prickly, and many are calling for GGG to take action against him for boosting or account sharing as that’s against TOS and other players would be banned for it.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Her caustic wit and humor seem unmistakably New York.
    Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Excerpted from 18 months of audio recordings obtained by the director, Michael Gracey, Williams’s caustic, often vulnerable narration is the melody that refreshes and enriches the movie’s otherwise familiar beats of pop-star meltdown and resurrection.
    Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This is a vibrant and energizing fragrance that is simple in the beginning, then becomes deeper and more invigorating.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • When on offer, the bisque is an invigorating and refreshing version of the classic.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Wedding bells will soon be ringing for General Hospital star Steve Burton!
    Gil Macias, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Wedding bells will soon be ringing for General Hospital star Steve Burton!
    Gil Macias, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The palate is lush and sweet, with brisk acidity to balance the sweetness.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Combined with brisk winds, extreme cold can produce life-threatening wind chill values, putting people at risk of frostbite and hypothermia within minutes of exposure.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Sherman’s presence in Georgia, like the Union Army’s presence anywhere in the South, had a corrosive effect on slavery.
    Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
  • And Martinez told the Herald that training, by itself, cannot overcome a corrosive departmental culture, from the top down, that allows officers to treat people in behavioral crisis with contempt.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Tingling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tingling. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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