English noun: tingle | |||
1. | tingle (feeling) an almost pleasurable sensation of fright | ||
Samples | A frisson of surprise shot through him. | ||
Synonyms | chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, shudder, thrill | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fear, fearfulness, fright | ||
2. | tingle (cognition) a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles | ||
Synonyms | prickling, tingling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pins and needles | ||
English verb: tingle | |||
1. | tingle (perception) cause a stinging or tingling sensation | ||
Synonyms | prickle | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody's (body part) ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | itch | ||