tingled

past tense of tingle
as in jingled
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound awoke to the steady pitter-patter of raindrops tingling on the rooftop

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Recent Examples of tingled The only recourse those unregulated bookmakers had when their Spidey-senses tingled was to simply stop taking bets on the suspicious game. David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tingled
Verb
  • On the walls, a few pots hang from a copper rod, a dinner bell waits to be jingled, and an ancient clock keeps time.
    Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
  • The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Miriam pulled one tooth, then another from her mouth, and clinked them into a porcelain dish on her nightstand.
    Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the next shot, the couple clinked wine glasses as Gomez took a bite of cheese, before Blanco filmed marinara sauce being laid in a pan.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
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  • Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.
    KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The bell tinkled, but this time the shelves were empty.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
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  • The quake, at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6 miles) off the coast of Flores, rattled much of the island and sent residents fleeing in panic.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Our passing usually rattled grasshoppers into careening flight.
    Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Tingled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tingled. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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