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tingly

/ˈtɪŋɡli/

tingly adjective: producing or feeling tingles.

Adjective

tingly (comparative tinglier, superlative tingliest)

  1. Producing or feeling tingles.

Forms of tingly

comparativetinglier
superlativetingliest

Origin of tingly

From tingle + -y.

Words formed from tingly

Questions about tingly

What does tingly mean?
Tingly means producing or feeling tingles.
What part of speech is tingly?
Tingly is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tingly?
Tingly is pronounced /ˈtɪŋɡli/.

Words near tingly in the dictionary

  1. tinglingly
  2. tinglingness
  3. tinglings
  4. tinglish
  5. Tingloy
  6. tingly
  7. Tingo
  8. Tingom
  9. Tingpien
  10. Tingri
  11. tings

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