[syn: tingle, prickle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tingle \Tin"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tingled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tingling.] [Freq. of ting. Cf. Tinkle.]
1. To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a
shrill sound.
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At which both the ears of every one that heareth it
shall tingle. --1 Sam. iii.
11.
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2. To feel a sharp, thrilling pain.
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The pale boy senator yet tingling stands. --Pope.
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3. To have, or to cause, a sharp, thrilling sensation, or a
slight pricking sensation.
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They suck pollution through their tingling vein.
--Tickell.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tingle
n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver,
chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
2: a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles [syn:
prickling, tingle, tingling]
v 1: cause a stinging or tingling sensation [syn: tingle,
prickle]