tingling
- noun
- /ˈtɪŋɡlɪŋ/
- After a minute, he felt a tingling, unlike any he had felt before.
- numbness and tingling
- tingling sensations
- peripheral tingling
When this happens, we are more likely to compress the median nerve and cause the pain, tingling and symptoms that wake us up.
- When this happens, we are more likely to compress the median nerve and cause the pain, tingling and symptoms that wake us up.
- But when we use it for stress, you can start to feel this subtle tingling.
- Now, occasionally what will happen is you will experience something like cold or heat or pain or tingling on a patch of your body.
- But that is where quite a lot of people get this tingling.
- I mean the, you know, as far as people noticing, you know, like tingling.
- Light headed, loose in the body, tingling, all that.
Examples
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From somewhere deep inside, a strange, familiar tingling surged, breaking out onto his skin.
Fiction book (1993) -
The medicine caused a tingling sensation that quickly spread through my fingertips.
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Hey, do you also have a little tingling in your fingers?
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Is there a tingling sensation anywhere?
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The pain in the boy's head grew, and he could feel the tingling begin along his back and shoulders.
Fiction book (1998) -
There may be a mild tingling, and many people feel little or nothing for several days.
Academic text (1991) -
May cause an intense tingling sensation.
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Now, occasionally what will happen is you will experience something like cold or heat or pain or tingling on a patch of your body.
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My neck feels better, there's no more tingling in my arm.
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But she held her ground, the uneasiness becoming a tingling in the pit of her stomach.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
A light, tingling feeling on the skin that can make you laugh
A small prickly feeling on the skin often caused by excitement or cold
A tingling feeling in the skin often felt after a hand or foot falls asleep
A tingling, slightly stinging feeling on the skin like many small pins
A feeling of tingling, prickling, burning, or numbness in the skin
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Etymology
Tingling is easy to remember: think of the tiny sound 'ting', which suggests a small, sharp touch and links to the word sting. So, a tingling feeling is like many tiny pins or stings on the skin.