Definition of "tingle" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

   • My hands were tingling from the cold.
   • I got hit in the butt yesterday, and it still tingles.

2. (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

   • Tingle your tastebuds with these exotic dishes.

3. (intransitive) To ring; to tinkle or twang.

4. (transitive) To cause to ring, to tinkle.

noun

1. A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.

2. A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.

noun

1. A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.

2. A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.

3. (masonry) An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.

verb

1. To fasten with a tingle; to tack.

2. To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that needs to be watertight.

3. (masonry) To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.