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tingle

Pronunciation: /ˈtɪŋɡəl/

The English word “tingle” has 15 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
  2. To feel an ASMR response.
  3. To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
  4. To cause to feel an ASMR response.
  5. To ring; to tinkle or twang.
  6. To cause to ring, to tinkle.
  7. To fasten with a tingle; to tack.
  8. To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that requires it to be watertight.
  9. To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.

noun

  1. A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
  2. An ASMR response.
  3. A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.
  4. A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.
  5. A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.
  6. An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.

Etymology

From Middle English tinglen, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Middle English tingen (“to tink”) + -len, equivalent to ting + -le. Alternatively, possibly a variant of Middle English tinclen (“to tinkle”) or from Old English tinclian (“to tickle”). More at tinkle. Compare also West Frisian tingelje (“to tinkle”), Dutch tingelen (“to tinkle, jingle”).

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