tinge

verb

/tɪndʒ/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they tinge	/tɪndʒ/ /tɪndʒ/
he / she / it tinges	/ˈtɪndʒɪz/ /ˈtɪndʒɪz/
past simple tinged	/tɪndʒd/ /tɪndʒd/
past participle tinged	/tɪndʒd/ /tɪndʒd/
-ing form tingeing	/ˈtɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˈtɪndʒɪŋ/

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tinge something (with something) to add a small amount of colour to something
- white petals tinged with blue
- Pink tinged her pale cheeks.
- The sky was tinged with crimson.
tinge something (with something) to add a small amount of a particular emotion or quality to something
- a look of surprise tinged with disapproval
- Sadness tinged his voice.

Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin tingere ‘to dip or colour’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.

tinge

noun

/tɪndʒ/

[usually singular]

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a small amount of a colour, feeling or quality
- to feel a tinge of envy
- There was a faint pink tinge to the sky.
Synonyms colour
colour
- shade
- hue
- tint
- tinge
These words all describe the appearance of things, resulting from the way in which they reflect light.
- colour the appearance that things have, resulting from the way in which they reflect light. Red, green and blue are colours: What’s your favourite colour?bright/dark/light colours
- shade a particular form of a colour, especially when describing how light or dark it is. Sky blue is a shade of blue: Her eyes were a delicate shade of green.
- hue (literary or technical) a colour or a particular shade of a colour: His face took on an unhealthy, whitish hue.
- tint a shade or small amount of a particular colour; a faint colour covering a surface: leaves with red and gold autumn tints
- tinge a small amount of a colour: There was a pink tinge to the sky.
tint or tinge?You can say: a reddish tint/tinge or: a tinge of red but not: a tint of red. Tint is often used in the plural, but tinge is almost always singular.Patterns
- a warm/rich colour/shade/hue/tint
- a bright/vivid/vibrant/dark/deep colour/shade/hue
- a pale/pastel/soft/subtle/delicate colour/shade/hue
- a light/strong/neutral/natural colour/shade
Extra Examples
- a slight reddish tinge
- blue with a slight tinge of purple
- a tinge of regret
- He felt a tinge of sadness as the train began to pull away.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- faint
- slight
- blue
- …
verb + tinge
- have
- feel
preposition
- tinge of
- tinge to
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Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin tingere ‘to dip or colour’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.