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to tinge

to tinge

1 4.8
To add a small amount of color or feeling to something
  • verb
  • /tɪndʒ/
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  • "A messy job." Otto managed to tinge the words with a hint of amusement.
  • tinges the air
  • light tinges

Let's say that there is a degree of insanity that needs to tinge the top geniuses genii.

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Examples

  • A ruddy glow from the fireplace outlined his figure, tingeing it red, accentuating his foxlike look.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • But it means like most of your thoughts are tinged with a sense of fear or apprehension or, you know, just like anxiety.

  • And that weariness tinged with amazement.

  • The sun was close to setting, tingeing everything with a mellow, golden glow, and the rain had soaked away entirely.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • DeSam looked at the cloud-curdled sky, the setting sun just beginning to tinge the cloud-bellies a salmon-pink.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • A dusty, acrid odor of guano tinges the air.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Her sadness slightly tinged her smile as she greeted her friends.

  • The setting sun tinges the horizon with shades of orange and pink.

  • A hint of nostalgia tinges his voice when he talks about his childhood.

Synonyms

to color
vsto tinge
  • US
80 6.5

To change someone's opinion or how a story appears, often unfairly

is milder, meaning only a slight addition of hue or feeling
to touch
vsto tinge
31 5.5

To add a small amount of color to something

is broader, applying slight influence to feelings or qualities too
to tint
vsto tinge
24 3.6

To add a small amount of color to something

is broader, also used for slight feelings or qualities not only hue
to shade
vsto tinge
10 3.9

To change something a little to make it less strong

is about a single small addition rather than slow ongoing change
to tincture
vsto tinge
  • Literature
1 8.4

To add a small amount of a feeling or color to something

is milder, meaning only a slight addition rather than full filling
to tinct
vsto tinge
  • Archaic
9.9

To give something a very light color

is broader, adding slight feeling or other qualities as well as hue

Antonyms

to remove
∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

Compounds

tinge of guilt
1 6.0

A small feeling of guilt in a situation

tinge of sadness
1 3.9

A slight feeling of sadness that is not strong

tinge of orange
3.2

A small amount of orange color that you can just see

How Tinted

to color
  • US
228 1.0
to stain
113 3.2
to tint
24 3.6
to tinge
1 4.8

Surface Forms

tinge infinitive
tinged past
tinged past participle
tinging present participle
tinges third person singular

Etymology

Tinge comes from an old word that meant 'to dye' or 'give color', and it is like the common word tint, which also means a small colour. So to tinge something is to add just a little colour or feeling to it.