[verb] [T]Her joy at the birth of her son was tinged with (= contained a slight amount of) sadness that her father had not lived to see him.Their disapproval of his behaviour was tinged with admiration of his courage.The Grand Canyon is often tinged pink and purple (= made slightly pink and purple) by the early morning sun.
TINGE
Meaning of TINGE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012