tinge

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Long before apps like Alarmy, makers of alarm clocks recognized that some of their products needed a tinge of menace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The paper said it was "of no party or faction" and boasted "a tinge of republicanism".

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Some of the show’s most delicious moments feature Olyphant’s android responding to its bratty creator’s slight by simply staring at him with a tinge of menace before acknowledging his demand.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2025

Its position may mean it takes on an apt reddish tinge because of the way the thicker, lower layer of atmosphere diffracts the light.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

Dumbledore’s expression did not change, but Harry thought his face whitened under the bloody tinge cast by the setting sun.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling