Word
tingling
Phoneticstin·gling
US/ˈtɪŋɡəɫɪŋ/
UK/tˈɪŋɡəlɪŋ/
Definition
adj. describing a feeling on your skin like many tiny needles are lightly touching you. You might feel this when your arm or leg 'falls asleep'.
adj. experiencing or causing a slight prickling or stinging sensation, often associated with restricted blood flow or nerve stimulation. Frequently used as a participial adjective to describe physical sensations.
Examples
“She felt a tingling sensation in her fingers after the cold walk.”
“After sitting in the same position for an hour, he stood up and felt a strange tingling in his left foot.”
“Patients often report a tingling numbness in their extremities as one of the earliest clinical signs of peripheral nerve compression, requiring further diagnostic evaluation.”
Examples
simple
“She felt a tingling sensation in her fingers after the cold walk.”
contextual
“After sitting in the same position for an hour, he stood up and felt a strange tingling in his left foot.”
complex
“Patients often report a tingling numbness in their extremities as one of the earliest clinical signs of peripheral nerve compression, requiring further diagnostic evaluation.”
Usage
Often follows linking verbs like 'feel' or 'become'; frequently modifies nouns like 'sensation', 'warmth', or 'feeling'.
Real-World Examples
“Everyday, consumers would be cued to use Pepsodent by feeling the film on their teeth, and they’d be rewarded afterward by the tingling, which they’d come to crave.” Word family
VERB
ADJECTIVE
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
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