MEANING
A faint trace of color, flavor, or feeling.
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Words that belong together
- blue tinge
- tinge of regret
On the page
A tinge of green remained near the glass's rim.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- tinge
- Past tense
- tinged
- Past participle
- tinged
- Present participle
- tingeing or tinging
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Singular tinge; plural tinges. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: tinges.
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