I. ˈtiŋgəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English
1. : a small nail : tack
2. : a patch on a boat constructed to cover a hole or leak by overlapping
II. verb
( tingled ; tingled ; tingling -g(ə)liŋ ; tingles )
Etymology: Middle English tinglen, alteration of tinklen to tinkle — more at tinkle
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to experience of feel a ringing, stinging, prickling, or thrilling sensation
a great blast of his boat's whistle … made our ears tingle — R.P.Warren
the blister on his right foot began to tingle — Fred Majdalany
music that made … blood tingle — Sherwood Anderson
like to weep, to laugh, to tingle with excitement, admiration, or fear — Rose Macaulay
b. : to cause such a sensation
the trumpets tingle in his ears
2. : to make a repeated light ringing or tinkling sound : tinkle
bells began to tingle above us — Ernest Beaglehole
rain tingled steadily on the roof — Grahman Greene
transitive verb
1. : to cause a thrilling, stinging, or prickling sensation in : stir , stimulate
an eagerness tingled him when he saw what he wanted — Alan Kapelner
each is guaranteed … to tingle the brain — advt
2. : to cause (a bell) to ring lightly : tinkle
III. noun
( -s )
1. : a tinkling sound : tingling
2. : a tingling sensation or condition
gave me a wincing tingle to see the deep marks of the murderously sharp talons — R.T.Bird
feel the tingle of the hot blood of resentment mounting to our cheeks — B.N.Cardozo
felt a tingle excitement — Earle Birney
was filled with a tingle of pleasure — Louis Auchincloss