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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright;
- Example: "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]


VERB (1)

1. cause a stinging or tingling sensation;
[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. [1913 Webster] At which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. --1 Sam. iii. 11. [1913 Webster] 2. To feel a sharp, thrilling pain. [1913 Webster] The pale boy senator yet tingling stands. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To have, or to cause, a sharp, thrilling sensation, or a slight pricking sensation. [1913 Webster] They suck pollution through their tingling vein. --Tickell. [1913 Webster]
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]