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tingling

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈtɪŋɡəɫɪŋ// UK //tˈɪŋɡəlɪŋ// tin·gling

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.


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.

Synonyms
Usage

Often follows linking verbs like 'feel' or 'become'; frequently modifies nouns like 'sensation', 'warmth', or 'feeling'.

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