- TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. It is a safe way to relieve body pain and is recommended by physical therapists and doctors over the last 30 years. These machines deliver low-voltage pulses that tend to stimulate nerve fibers to block the pain signal that is headed towards the brain.
- / tɪndʒ / a very slight amount of a color or of a feeling: His hair is starting to show tinges of gray. I felt a tinge of regret that I hadn't accepted her offer.
What does tinge mean? The definition of a tinge is a small amount of coloring, flavor, or some other quality. (noun) An example of a tinge is. Definition of tinge in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of tinge. What does tinge mean? Information and translations of tinge in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
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tinge
(tĭnj)tr.v.tinged(tĭnjd), tinge·ing or ting·ing(tĭn′jĭng), ting·es2. To affect slightly, as with a contrasting quality: 'The air was blowy and tinged with rain'(Joyce Carol Oates).
n.
1. A small amount of a color incorporated or added.
2. A slight added element, property, or influence: a tinge of regret.
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tinge
(tɪndʒ) n1. a slight tint or colouring: her hair had a tinge of grey.
vb (tr) , tinges, tingeing, Tingel Island
tingingortinged4. to impart a slight trace to: her thoughts were tinged with nostalgia.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
tinge
(tɪndʒ)v. tinged, tinge•ingting•ing,v.t.
1. to impart a slight degree of some color to; tint.
n. 3. a slight degree of coloration.
4. a slight admixture; trace: a tinge of garlic.
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tinge
Past participle: tinged
Gerund: tingeing/tinging
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| tinge |
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| I tinge |
| you tinge |
| he/she/it tinges |
| we tinge |
| you tinge |
| they tinge |
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| I tinged |
| you tinged |
| he/she/it tinged |
| we tinged |
| you tinged |
| they tinged |
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| I am tingeing/tinging |
| you are tingeing/tinging |
| he/she/it is tingeing/tinging |
| we are tingeing/tinging |
| you are tingeing/tinging |
| they are tingeing/tinging |
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| I have tinged |
| you have tinged |
| he/she/it has tinged |
| we have tinged |
| you have tinged |
| they have tinged |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was tingeing/tinging |
| you were tingeing/tinging |
| he/she/it was tingeing/tinging |
| we were tingeing/tinging |
| you were tingeing/tinging |
| they were tingeing/tinging |
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| I had tinged |
| you had tinged |
| he/she/it had tinged |
| we had tinged |
| you had tinged |
| they had tinged |
| Future |
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| I will tinge |
| you will tinge |
| he/she/it will tinge |
| we will tinge |
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| I will have tinged |
| you will have tinged |
| he/she/it will have tinged |
| we will have tinged |
| you will have tinged |
| they will have tinged |
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| I will be tingeing/tinging |
| you will be tingeing/tinging |
| he/she/it will be tingeing/tinging |
| we will be tingeing/tinging |
| you will be tingeing/tinging |
| they will be tingeing/tinging |
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| I have been tingeing/tinging |
| you have been tingeing/tinging |
| he/she/it has been tingeing/tinging |
| we have been tingeing/tinging |
| you have been tingeing/tinging |
| they have been tingeing/tinging |
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| I will have been tingeing/tinging |
| you will have been tingeing/tinging |
| he/she/it will have been tingeing/tinging |
| we will have been tingeing/tinging |
| you will have been tingeing/tinging |
| they will have been tingeing/tinging |
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| I had been tingeing/tinging |
| you had been tingeing/tinging |
| he/she/it had been tingeing/tinging |
| we had been tingeing/tinging |
| you had been tingeing/tinging |
| they had been tingeing/tinging |
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| I would tinge |
| you would tinge |
| he/she/it would tinge |
| we would tinge |
| you would tinge |
| they would tinge |
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| I would have tinged |
| you would have tinged |
| he/she/it would have tinged |
| we would have tinged |
| you would have tinged |
| they would have tinged |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | tinge - a slight but appreciable amount; 'this dish could use a touch of garlic' mite, soupcon, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touch small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude snuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time |
| 2. | tinge - a pale or subdued color tint, shade, tincture, tone - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; 'after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted' | |
| Verb | 1. | tinge - affect as in thought or feeling; 'My personal feelings color my judgment in this case'; 'The sadness tinged his life' affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; 'Will the new rules affect me?' |
| 2. | tinge - color lightly; 'her greying hair was tinged blond'; 'the leaves were tinged red in November' henna - apply henna to one's hair; 'She hennas her hair every month' color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; 'The child colored the drawings'; 'Fall colored the trees'; 'colorize black and white film' tincture - stain or tint with a color; 'The leaves were tinctured with a bright red' complexion - give a certain color to; 'The setting sun complexioned the hills' |
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tinge
noun1.tint, colour, shade, cast, wash, stain, dye, tinctureHis skin had an unhealthy greyish tinge.
2.trace, bit, drop, touch, suggestion, dash, pinch, smack, sprinkling, smattering, soupçon(French)Could there have been a slight tinge of envy in her voice?
verb1.tint, colour, shade, stain, dyeThe living room was tinged yellow by the sunlight.
2.suffuse, touch, flavour, modify, sour, imbueHis homecoming was tinged with sadness.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
tinge
nounTinged
1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation:
2. The degree of vividness of a color, as when modified by the addition of black or white pigment:
3. A slight amount or indication:breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, touch, trace, whiff, whisper.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
nádechodstín
slikja, vottur
nokrāsatonis
bir parçaçok az
tinge
[tɪndʒ]A.N2. (fig) [of irony, sadness] → dejem, matizm
a tinge of nostalgia → cierta nostalgia
not without a tinge of regret → no sin cierto arrepentimiento
B.VTa tinge of nostalgia → cierta nostalgia
not without a tinge of regret → no sin cierto arrepentimiento
2. (fig) → matizar (with de) pleasure tinged with sadness → placermmatizadoor no exento de tristeza
Tinge Sentence
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tinge
[ˈtɪndʒ]n [feeling] → pointef
Tinge Unit
vt
tinged with [+ colour] → teinté(e) de; [+ feeling] → empreint(e) de
Her eyes were tinged with red
BUTSes yeux étaient légèrement injectés de sang.
His dark hair was just tinged with grey
BUTSes cheveux foncés étaient juste saupoudrés de gris.
tinged with [+ colour] → teinté(e) de; [+ feeling] → empreint(e) de
Her eyes were tinged with red
BUTSes yeux étaient légèrement injectés de sang.
His dark hair was just tinged with grey
BUTSes cheveux foncés étaient juste saupoudrés de gris.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tinge
n(of colour) → Hauchm, → Spurf; a tinge of red → ein (leichter) Rotstich, ein Hauchm → von Rot
(fig: = hint, trace) → Spurf; (of sadness) → Anflugm, → Spurf
vt(= colour) → (leicht) tönen; lavender water tinged with pink → Lavendelwasser, das leichtrosagetönt ist
(fig)to tinge something with something → einer Sache(dat) → eine Spur von etwgeben; tinged with … → mit einer Spur von …; our happiness was tinged with sorrow → unser Glück war getrübt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
tinge
[tɪndʒ]1.n (of colour) (fig) → punta, sfumatura
her hair had a tinge of red in it → i suoi capelli avevano dei riflessirossi
her hair had a tinge of red in it → i suoi capelli avevano dei riflessirossi
2.vtto be tinged with → avere una puntaorsfumatura di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tinge
(tindʒ) noun a trace, or slight amount, of a colour. Her hair had a tinge of red. klein hoeveelheid, tikkie مَسْحَه، لَوْن خَفيف оттенък tom odstín, nádech der Anflug skær απόχρωση, χροιάtinte, matiz varjund ته رنگ häivähdys teinte, nuance לְגַווֵן झलक nijansa, primjesa boje (halvány) árnyalat sedikit warna slikja, vottur tinta, sdumatura うすい色合 엷은 색조, 기미 atspalvis nokrāsa; tonis warna ... sedikit tintskjær, anelse, anstrøkodcień لږ رنګ او خوند وركول: لږ تغيير وركول، لږ څه اړول، رنګ اخيستل: رنګ اخيستنه، نښه، خاپي، اثر tom nuanţă, tentă оттенок odtieň, nádych nadih nijansa skiftning, nyans, [färg]ton สีที่ระบายอยู่เล็กน้อย çok az, bir parça 淡色調 відтінок; тон جھلک، نشان màu nhẹ, nét thoảng 淡色调
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suffuse
Synonyms for tinge
a shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation
the degree of vividness of a color, as when modified by the addition of black or white pigment
a slight amount or indication
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- soupçon
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a slight but appreciable amount
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Tingey Orthodontics
a pale or subdued color
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affect as in thought or feeling
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color lightly
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