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tingle

[ting-guhl] / ˈtɪŋ gəl /


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Similarly, his cultural allusions no longer provoke even a tingle, let alone a shock of recognition.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

How her skin would tingle with the first signs of irritation after just a few hours outside.

From BBC May 7, 2026

That fall morning in 2022, the furniture refinisher, who was 36 at the time, felt his limbs begin to tingle as he took the clamps off a table.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

Scott Speedman is in it for the tingle.

From Salon Oct. 26, 2024

The cooling tingle is grounding, helps me concentrate on the outside of my head.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

If your skin tingles and hair stands on end, it means lightning is about to strike.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2024

Q: My right foot burns and tingles so badly that it’s hard to sleep.

From Seattle Times Nov. 23, 2022

The Stanley Cup playoffs — gosh, even the phrase brings tingles to the spine — begin next week.

From Washington Post Apr. 26, 2022

The thrill of watching Lin-Manuel Miranda breaking down how he and producer Alex Lacamoire captured “Wait for It,” from the blockbuster musical “Hamilton,” might give you tingles.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2020

I don’t know if it’s right, objectively speaking, but my skin tingles and my heart turns to liquid.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

He had a severe peripheral neuropathy that left his feet mostly numb, though occasionally they burned and tingled as if they were asleep.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2022

“As kids we used to hold these 9-volt batteries to our tongues and it tingled, that’s roughly how you have to imagine this,” Lierz says.

From Science Magazine Jun. 8, 2022

"At that point, the ‘spidey senses’ tingled a little bit."

From Fox News Oct. 22, 2021

After the workout, Curtis said, his whole body tingled with soreness, and he was convinced.

From Washington Post Dec. 1, 2020

He opened his mouth and caught a snowflake that tingled his tongue as it dissolved.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Following the collapse she became confused and started experiencing numbness and tingling in her body.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Unlike many other breast cancers, she said symptoms could include itching, tingling, pulling sensations, dimpling or changes to the skin rather than a distinct lump.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Fatigue, joint pain, rashes, brain fog or tingling in the hands and feet can seem like normal signs of aging—but they may also point to an autoimmune disease.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

This condition leads to tingling, numbness and pain in the hands and feet, and because effective treatments are limited, many patients must reduce or end their therapy early.

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2025

As I passed down an obscure street, I felt spread through all my palms that tingling of the nerves that presages a great leap.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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