Tingle

//ˈtɪŋɡəl// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
  2. 2
    A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.

    "From the diminutive "tingle" or baby tack up to the massive ship spike, almost every kind of nail is shown, not only in iron and steel, but also in copper, zinc, and brass,, and on the partition will be noticed a somewhat novel application of nails."

  3. 3
    a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings wordnet
  4. 4
    A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.

    "Their every chime, ring, and tingle sings with joy and makes wonderful music as they dance with the swirling winds of nature."

  5. 5
    A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.

    "If damage is localised then you may easily tingle it over and a perfectly good sound job may be made with a tingle. Metal tingles are not ; they require a lot of fastenings and even then are not easily made really watertight."

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  1. 6
    an almost pleasurable sensation of fright wordnet
  2. 7
    An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.

    "The tingle is fastened on the top of the brick by a small pat of mortar, on which is placed a piece of brick to keep the tingle firm."

Verb
  1. 1
    To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation. intransitive

    "My hands were tingling from the cold."

  2. 2
    To fasten with a tingle; to tack.

    "Tingle the middle down by placing a tingle at the toe, and a couple at the joints."

  3. 3
    cause a stinging or tingling sensation wordnet
  4. 4
    To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation. transitive

    "Tingle your tastebuds with these exotic dishes."

  5. 5
    To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that needs to be watertight.

    "If damage is localised then you may easily tingle it over and a perfectly good sound job may be made with a tingle."

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  1. 6
    To ring; to tinkle or twang. intransitive

    "Sideways leaning, we sideways darted; every ropeyarn tingling like a wire; the two tall masts buckling like Indian canes in land tornadoes."

  2. 7
    To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.

    "If there is much length of line it will require tingling up to keep it from sagging. To tingle a line it is best to have a plumbing place at that point were the tingle is to be fixed so as to ensure the work beging kept true."

  3. 8
    To cause to ring, to tinkle. transitive

    "Jackson, the butler, older of course, and altered he can see at a glance, opens the door almost before his hand is off the bell he has only gently tingled."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English tinglen, a variant of tinclen (“to tinkle”). More at tinkle.

Etymology 2

From Middle English tinglen, a variant of tinclen (“to tinkle”). More at tinkle.

Etymology 3

cognate with the Middle High German zingel

Etymology 4

cognate with the Middle High German zingel

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