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tinge

[ tinj ]

verb (used with object)

tinged, tingeing or tinging.
  1. to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
  2. to impart a slight taste or smell to.


noun

  1. a slight degree of coloration.
  2. a slight admixture, as of some qualifying property or characteristic; trace; smattering:

    a tinge of garlic; a tinge of anger.

    Synonyms: , , ,

tinge

/ ɪԻ /

noun

  1. a slight tint or colouring

    her hair had a tinge of grey

  2. any slight addition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to colour or tint faintly
  2. to impart a slight trace to

    her thoughts were tinged with nostalgia

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • t·پԲ verb (used with object) intertinged intertingeing or intertinging
  • ·پԲ verb (used with object) retinged retingeing or retinging
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tinge1

First recorded in 1470–80, tinge is from the Latin word tingere to dye, color
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tinge1

C15: from Latin tingere to colour
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Example Sentences

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It was only occasionally that she showed a tinge of irritation when asked about Italy's low defence spending.

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But for a time, it was “he said something racially tinged, racially divisive, racially loaded.”

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But this trip, without Watkins, will be tinged forever with questions of what could have been.

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But a vibrant pink rose with a tiny tinge of yellow at the base, with all the excellent qualities of her parent, including vigorous growth and disease resistance?

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How much more evidence do we need that the Democrats’ identity-group-targeted messaging doesn’t work, still more when it’s tinged with pity?

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