tingle
part of speech
verb (tingle, tingles, tingled, tingling); noun (a tingle, tingles)
meaning for a pupil
1) When a part of your body tingles, you feel lots of tiny prickles in it, like pins and needles. tree →
2) To tingle with a feeling, such as excitement or fear, means to feel it strongly all over. tree →
3) A tingle is that light prickly feeling. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and health it describes how a hand or foot feels when blood comes back after it has «gone to sleep», or how cold fingers feel when they warm up. In stories it shows excitement or fear: «a tingle ran down her spine». Phrases: «tingle with excitement», «a tingle down your spine», «tingling fingers».
examples
- My foot tingled after I sat on it for too long. tree →
- Her fingers tingled when she warmed them by the fire. tree →
- I tingled with excitement before the school play. tree →
- A tingle ran down his spine when he heard the creaky door. tree →
- Mint toothpaste makes my mouth tingle. tree →
- The cold water made my skin tingle. tree →
- If your arm tingles for a long time, tell an adult. tree →
- Then he began to feel a curious tingling sensation all over him. tree →
note
Regular verb: tingled, tingling (drop the e). Tingle is a gentle feeling, not real pain. The noun is countable: «a tingle». Do not confuse with «tinkle» (a light ringing sound).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tingle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.