tin·gle

verb

/ˈtɪŋɡl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they tingle	/ˈtɪŋɡl/ /ˈtɪŋɡl/
he / she / it tingles	/ˈtɪŋɡlz/ /ˈtɪŋɡlz/
past simple tingled	/ˈtɪŋɡld/ /ˈtɪŋɡld/
past participle tingled	/ˈtɪŋɡld/ /ˈtɪŋɡld/
-ing form tingling	/ˈtɪŋɡlɪŋ/ /ˈtɪŋɡlɪŋ/

[intransitive] (of a part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into it感到刺痛
- The cold air made her face tingle.冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。
- a tingling sensation刺痛感
Synonyms hurt
hurtache ▪ burn ▪ sting ▪ tingle ▪ itch ▪ throbThese are all words that can be used when part of your body feels painful.
hurt (of part of your body) to feel painful; (of an action) to cause pain:
My feet hurt.我脚疼。
Ouch! That hurt!哎哟！好疼！
ache to feel a continuous pain that is not severe:
I’m aching all over.我周身疼痛。
burn (of part of your body) to feel very hot and painful:
Our eyes were burning from the chemicals in the air.空气中弥漫的化学物质熏得我们的眼睛火辣辣地痛。
sting to make somebody feel a sharp burning pain or uncomfortable feeling in part of their body; (of part of your body) to feel this pain:
My eyes were stinging from the smoke.烟熏得我眼睛疼。
tingle (of part of your body) to feel as if a lot of small sharp points are pushing into the skin there:
The cold air made her face tingle.冷空气冻得她的脸发痛。
itch to have an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch; to make your skin feel like this:
I itch all over.我浑身痒。
Does the rash itch?皮疹痒吗？
throb (of part of your body) to feel pain as a series of regular beats:
His head throbbed painfully.他的头一抽一跳地痛。
Patterns
- your eyes hurt/ache/burn/sting/itch
- your skin hurts/burns/stings/tingles/itches
- your flesh hurts/burns/stings/tingles
- your head hurts/aches/throbs
- your stomach hurts/aches
- to really hurt/ache/burn/sting/tingle/itch/throb
- to hurt/ache/sting/itch badly/a lot
- It hurts/stings/tingles/itches.
Extra Examples
- Her legs were tingling painfully.她的双腿隐隐作痛。
- Her skin was still tingling from the shower.她的皮肤还因淋浴而感到刺痛。
[intransitive] tingle with something to feel an emotion strongly强烈地感到
- She was still tingling with excitement.她仍然兴奋不已。

Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps a variant of tinkle. The original sense was perhaps ‘ring in response to a loud noise’, but the term was very early applied to the result of hearing something shocking.

tin·gle

noun

/ˈtɪŋɡl/

[usually singular]

(also tingling

/ˈtɪŋɡlɪŋ/

[singular, uncountable])

a slight uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body刺痛感；轻微不适感
- As she warmed her hands by the fire, she felt a tingle in her fingers.当她在火边暖手时，她感到手指有些刺痛。
- The sound sent a tingle up my spine.这声音让我脊背发麻。
an exciting or uncomfortable feeling of emotion激动感；兴奋感；震颤
- to feel a tingle of excitement感到一阵激动
- They felt a tingle of anticipation as the aircraft raced along the runway.当飞机沿着跑道飞驰时，他们感到一阵期待。