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- pronunciation:
- tIng
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verb |
| inflections: |
tingles, tingling, tingled |
| definition 1: |
If you skin tingles, it feels like little tiny needles are pushing into some part of your skin, or it feels like the needles are moving around inside. It doesn't usually hurt, but it feels a bit strange.
My cheeks tingled when I came inside from the cold.- similar words:
- crawl, creep, itch, smart, sting, tickle
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| definition 2: |
If something tingles, it causes your skin to tingle just a little on the surface. Some kinds of shampoos tingle. Some people like that feeling and other people don't.
My dad's new shaving cream tingles. He didn't like it at first, but now he says he likes it.- similar words:
- smart, sting, tickle
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| related words: |
burn |
| derivations: |
tinglingly (adv.), tingler (n.) |
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