tingle

Example Sentences

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Cheesy words in normal circumstances, but that was the moment our spines began to tingle and we knew we were about to witness history.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s the kind of sour that will make your tongue tingle and, eventually, feel raw.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

As it now exists, it captures the supernatural tingle of little bells, as well as the heart-throb of gongs, all sounding off in the misty distance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

"In addition to bitter taste, it also affects savory, salt, sweet, and sour tastes. However, AF-353 only blocks taste. Other oral sensations like the tingle from carbonation were not affected."

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024

If I concentrate, I can imagine that I feel them; they do not quite squirm, but there is, from time to time, a kind of tingle.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas