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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tinge /tɪndʒ/USA pronunciation v., tinged, tinge•ing or ting•ing, n. v. [~ + object] - to give a slight degree of color to;
tint:walls tinged with brown from the rusty steam pipes. - to give a slight trace of (some) feeling or emotion to:praise tinged with envy.
n. [countable] - a slight trace, as of coloring.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tinge (tinj),USA pronunciation v., tinged, tinge•ing or ting•ing, n.
v.t. - to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to;
tint. - to impart a slight taste or smell to.
n. - a slight degree of coloration.
- a slight admixture, as of some qualifying property or characteristic;
trace;
smattering:a tinge of garlic; a tinge of anger.
- Latin tingere to dye, color
- 1470–80
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hint, shade, nuance, suspicion.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tinge /tɪndʒ/ n - a slight tint or colouring
- any slight addition
vb (tinges, tingeing, tinging, tinged)(transitive)- to colour or tint faintly
- to impart a slight trace to: her thoughts were tinged with nostalgia
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin tingere to colour |