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tinge
(tĭnj)tr.v. tinged (tĭnjd), tinge·ing or ting·ing (tĭn′jĭng), ting·es
1. To apply a trace of color to; tint.
2. 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.
[Middle English tingen, from Latin tingere.]
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tinge
(tɪndʒ)n
1. a slight tint or colouring: her hair had a tinge of grey.
2. any slight addition
vb (tr) , tinges, tingeing, tinging or tinged
3. to colour or tint faintly
4. to impart a slight trace to: her thoughts were tinged with nostalgia.
[C15: from Latin tingere to colour]
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tinge
(tɪndʒ)v. tinged, tinge•ing ting•ing, v.t.
1. to impart a slight degree of some color to; tint.
2. to impart a slight taste or smell to.
n.3. a slight degree of coloration.
4. a slight admixture; trace: a tinge of garlic.
[1470–80; < Latin tingere to dye, color]
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tinge
Past participle: tinged
Gerund: tingeing/tinging
| Imperative |
|---|
| tinge |
| tinge |
| Present |
|---|
| I tinge |
| you tinge |
| he/she/it tinges |
| we tinge |
| you tinge |
| they tinge |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I tinged |
| you tinged |
| he/she/it tinged |
| we tinged |
| you tinged |
| they tinged |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have tinged |
| you have tinged |
| he/she/it has tinged |
| we have tinged |
| you have tinged |
| they have tinged |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had tinged |
| you had tinged |
| he/she/it had tinged |
| we had tinged |
| you had tinged |
| they had tinged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will tinge |
| you will tinge |
| he/she/it will tinge |
| we will tinge |
| you will tinge |
| they will tinge |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| 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 |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| 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 |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would tinge |
| you would tinge |
| he/she/it would tinge |
| we would tinge |
| you would tinge |
| they would tinge |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| 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 |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  tinge - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"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" |
| 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
noun
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?
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tinge
noun1. 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:
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Translations
مَسْحَه، لَوْن خَفيف
nádechodstín
skær
halvány árnyalat
slikja, vottur
nokrāsatonis
bir parçaçok az
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tinge
[ˈtɪndʒ]
vt
tinged with [+ colour] → teinté(e) de; [+ feeling] → empreint(e) de
Her eyes were tinged with red
BUT Ses yeux étaient légèrement injectés de sang.
His dark hair was just tinged with grey
BUT Ses cheveux foncés étaient juste saupoudrés de gris.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tinge
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tinge
(tindʒ) nouna trace, or slight amount, of a colour. Her hair had a tinge of red.
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