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tingling

adjectiveB2Common in everyday speech and writing · #8,006 of 15,258leans spoken

Tingling means producing a light prickling feeling. A tingling sensation, tingling fingers, tingling with cold.

It is nerves misfiring rather than the skin being touched, which is why it happens with cold, with pressure on a nerve and as a limb wakes up. Persistent tingling with no cause is worth reporting. Figuratively, tingling with excitement is the pleasant use. Note tingle, which is a variant of tinkle.

Definitions of tingling

  1. 1adjectivetinglingProducing a light prickling feeling.B2

    “She felt a tingling sensation in her fingers as they warmed up after the cold.”

tingling is a quality of sensation.

Where it comes from

  1. Middle English

    tinglen

  2. English

    tingle

  3. English, today

    tingling

Built from

  • tinclen · Middle English — to tinkle

tingle comes from Middle English tinglen, of unknown origin. Possibly from Middle English tingen (“to tink”) + -len, equivalent to ting + -le. Alternatively, possibly a variant of tinclen (“to tinkle”) or from Old English tinclian (“to tickle”). More at tinkle. Compare also West Frisian tingelje (“to tinkle”), Dutch tingelen (“to tinkle, jingle”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Texture & Touch

Practise this word

tingling in the wild

  • The symptoms of respiratory alkalosis include dizziness, tingling in the lips, hands, or feet, headache, weakness, fainting, and seizures.

    Hyperventilation

  • At mild threshold dosages there are eyes-closed "dreams" with some body tingling, at higher doses was reported to produce a pleasant, positive feeling.

    ALPHA (drug)

  • The sensation can occur as a mildly to moderately pleasurable emotional response to music with skin tingling.

    Frisson

  • During a frisson, a sensation of chills or tingling is felt on the skin of the lower back, shoulders, neck, and/or arms.

    Frisson

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

the tinclen family

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