[tinge] vt tinged ; tinge.ing or ting.ing [ME, fr. L tingere to dip, moisten, tinge; akin to Gk tengein to moisten and prob. to OHG dunkon to dip] (15c) 1 a: to color with a slight shade or stain: tint b: to affect or modify with a slight odor or taste
2: to affect or modify in character
[2]tinge n (1752) 1: a slight staining or suffusing shade or color
2: an affective or modifying property or influence: touch