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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

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

Even now, I remember the tingle down my spine as I read it, and my immediate thought afterward: This is going to shake the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025

Scott Speedman is in it for the tingle.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2024

April felt a tiny tingle of excitement, She always felt that way about old stuff.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

I’m not sure if I’d felt the tingles, per say, but I was relaxed for the rest of the day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026

"There are thousands there in the audience at Seoul Pride and I feel like I'm a superstar. I get the tingles and a real adrenaline buzz," Yang tells the BBC.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2023

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

I strip off my crumpled dress, dip a cloth in the chipped bowl we use for wash water, and scrub everything I can reach until it tingles.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

But no matter how much water or electrolyte solution she drank, her legs tingled and her head spun.

From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

“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

It kept going and going, long after one of the prettiest 63s anybody ever saw had concluded, until it tingled both the back end of the golf course and the back end of the neck.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2019

The muscles in the backs of his legs tingled, wanting to take off, all but screaming, Run!

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The tingling in my face has largely disappeared, but my walking has become increasingly difficult over the years.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The vocals throughout have that patented, tingling Jayhawks sound; the instrumentals are as sharp as fans will recall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

"I am absolutely slathered up in deep heat right now, my legs are tingling," said England's Amy Hunt after securing silver in the 100m.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

These symptoms are not specific to B12 deficiency, so persistent tiredness, tingling or balance problems should be checked rather than assumed to be a simple vitamin problem.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026

The sudden ascent left her mouth dry and her stomach tingling.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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