Tingling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles

cause a stinging or tingling sensation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪŋɡəlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪŋɡəlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪŋɡəlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɪŋɡəlɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tickling prickling tingle prickle titillating

Parts of Speech

noun	a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
verb	cause a stinging or tingling sensation
adjective	exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements

Word Forms

prickle	verb	cause a stinging or tingling sensation
tingle	verb	cause a stinging or tingling sensation
tingle	noun	a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
tingling	noun	a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
prickling	noun	a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kribbeln

ein somatisches Gefühl wie von vielen winzigen Stacheln

🇫🇷French

picotement

une sensation somatique comme celle de nombreux petits picotements

🇪🇸Spanish

estremecimiento

una sensación somática como la de muchos pequeños pinchazos

🇮🇹Italian

formicolio

una sensazione somatica come quella di tanti piccoli aculei

🇳🇱Dutch

tintelingen

een somatische sensatie als van vele kleine prikkelingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

formigamento

uma sensação somática de muitos pequenos espinhos

🇷🇺Russian

покалывание

соматическое ощущение, будто от множества крошечных колючек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झुनझुनी

कई छोटी-छोटी चुभन से होने वाली दैहिक अनुभूति

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்ச உணர்வு

பல சிறிய முட்கள் போன்ற ஒரு சோமாடிக் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

జలదరింపు

అనేక చిన్న ముళ్ళ నుండి సోమాటిక్ సంచలనం

🇮🇳Marathi

मुंग्या येणे

अनेक लहान लहान काट्यांप्रमाणे एक दैहिक संवेदना

🇮🇳Gujarati

કળતર

ઘણા નાના કાંટામાંથી સોમેટિક સંવેદના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜುಮ್ಮೆನಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಅನೇಕ ಸಣ್ಣ ಮುಳ್ಳುಗಳಿಂದ ದೈಹಿಕ ಸಂವೇದನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇക്കിളി

അനേകം ചെറിയ മുള്ളുകളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ഒരു സോമാറ്റിക് സംവേദനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਰਨਾਹਟ

ਇੱਕ ਸੋਮੈਟਿਕ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਾ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਛੋਟੇ-ਛੋਟੇ ਚੁੰਕਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھنجھلاہٹ

بہت سے چھوٹے کانوں سے ایک صوماتی احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺痛

来自许多细小刺的躯体感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

チクチクする

🇰🇷Korean

따끔거림

많은 작은 가시에서 나오는 것과 같은 신체 감각

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngứa ran

một cảm giác cơ thể giống như bị nhiều kim châm nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

รู้สึกเสียวซ่า

ความรู้สึกทางกายเหมือนกับหนามเล็กๆ มากมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

perasaan geli

sensasi somatik seperti dari banyak duri kecil

🇵🇭Filipino

pangingilig

isang somatic sensation na mula sa maraming maliliit na prickles

🇲🇾Malay

kesemutan

sensasi somatik seperti dari banyak cucukan kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وخز

إحساس جسدي كما هو الحال في العديد من الوخزات الصغيرة

🇮🇷Persian

سوزن سوزن شدن

یک احساس جسمی مانند بسیاری از خارهای ریز

🇹🇷Turkish

karıncalanma

birçok küçük karıncalanmadan kaynaklanan somatik bir his

🇮🇱Hebrew

עקצוץ

תחושה סומטית כמו קוצים זעירים רבים

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