tingle
verb
[ ˈtɪŋɡ(ə)l ]
• experience or cause to experience a slight prickling or stinging sensation.
• "she was tingling with excitement"
Similar:
prickle,
sting,
smart,
prick,
itch,
be itchy,
be irritated,
have a creeping sensation,
have goose pimples,
have gooseflesh,
have pins and needles,
have goosebumps,
tremble,
quiver,
quaver,
shiver,
quake,
twitch,
wiggle,
throb,
shudder,
pulsate,
vibrate,
tingle
noun
• a slight prickling or stinging sensation.
• "a tingle of anticipation"
Similar:
prickling,
tingling,
sting,
stinging,
smart,
smarting,
pricking,
itch,
creeping sensation,
goosebumps,
goose pimples,
pins and needles,
tremor,
wave,
rush,
surge,
flash,
flush,
blaze,
stab,
dart,
throb,
tremble,
quiver,
shiver,
flutter,
shudder,
vibration,
flow,
gush,
stream,
flood,
torrent,
Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps a variant of tinkle. The original notion was perhaps ‘ring in response to a loud noise’, but the term was very early applied to the result of hearing something shocking.
tingle
noun
• an S-shaped metal clip used to support heavy panes of glass or slates on a roof.
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a small tack): related to Middle High German zingel ‘small tack or hook’, probably from a Germanic base meaning ‘fasten’. The current sense dates from the late 19th century.
