What is another word for tingly?

Pronunciation: [tˈɪŋli] (IPA)

Tingly is a descriptive term used to describe a range of bodily sensations, including tingling, numbness, and pins-and-needles. Some synonyms for tingly include prickle, tickle, buzz, electrify, and shiver. Other words that convey similar sensations include tingle, shudder, thrill, quiver, and flutter. The term tingly is often used to describe sensory experiences, such as the feeling of a cold breeze on the skin, the sensation of pins and needles when a limb falls asleep, or the pleasurable feeling of anticipation and excitement. Whether it is a physical or emotional sensation, tingly is a word that conveys the feeling of excitement, anticipation, and heightened awareness.

What are the hypernyms for Tingly?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Tingly

It was a little as though something heavy dropped from my throat down to my toes, through me, leaving me all empty, with cold, tingly things rushing up again to my head.
"Us and the Bottleman"
Edith Ballinger Price
It was impossible not to be cheerful, translated from the St. Luke into such a place, trotting along in the peculiar dry air that made one all tingly.
"Christopher and Columbus"
Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim
When Kotick felt his skin tingle all over, Matkah told him he was learning the "feel of the water," and that tingly, prickly feelings meant bad weather coming, and he must swim hard and get away.
"The Jungle Book"
Rudyard Kipling

Famous quotes with Tingly

  • I was nauseous and tingly all over. I was either in love or I had smallpox.
    Woody Allen

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