Noun showing a tinge of color dark hair with reddish tingesVerb The ink tinged his fingers blue. just slightly tinge the frosting with yellow food coloring to give it a lemony look
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Noun
Cherry Choco Latte' is named for its large, deep pink and white blooms that appear from mid-summer into fall, and the chocolate-brown tinge its new leaves feature. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2022 The boy's white t-shirt had a murky tinge in a post-mortem photo. Rosa Flores And Rosalina Nieves, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 Orchestral pianist Oksana Gorobiyevska captured the tinge of regret in the Hollywoodish cadenza of the Andantino section. Barbara Jepson, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 According to BBC Science Focus Magazine, most mirrors are technically white with a slight green tinge. Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 5 July 2022 Restless and bursting with pride, and perhaps a tinge of guilt for his good fortune, the multimillionaire transformed into a titan of science. Steve Brusatte, The Atlantic, 7 June 2022 Bright acid, herbal tinge, neutral tannins all contribute to this lively fizzy wine. Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 3 June 2022 There’s a tinge of peace this Ramadan for Ayesh that was overshadowed by a field training program last year. Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022 For some people, this is the end of a grail quest, and there’s almost a tinge of sadness there, having solved the mystery. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Mar. 2022
Verb
Partisanship would still tinge the selection and confirmation of judges by the president and Senate and ideological extremists could still reach the Supreme Court. Artemus Ward, The Conversation, 28 July 2022 As the Islanders begin their season against the Hurricanes tonight, an air of surrealistic disbelief continues to tinge the memories of their captivating run to the edge of the Stanley Cup Finals last spring. Jerry Beach, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021 By evening, the rain seemed to be gone, replaced by a fiery sunset, as orange flame seemed to tinge the undersides of gray clouds.Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2021 Partisanship would still tinge the selection and confirmation of judges by the president and Senate, however, and ideological extremists could still reach the Supreme Court. Artemus Ward, The Conversation, 6 July 2021 Northeast Ohio area is about a half-inch below normal on rain so far in May, which means our spring-green lawns are starting to tinge brown, and rain barrels are dwindling down to nothing. Cameron Fields, cleveland, 21 May 2021 As a whole, however, the comments offer a sense of the tension that will likely tinge the franchise's forthcoming seasons. Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2021 Castelmaure Vin-Gris Corbières 2019 Languedoc, France, $17 Traditional southern French grapes grenache, carignan and cinsault, left on their skins just long enough to tinge the juice a pale pink, or gris, color, make up this blend.Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2020 But the tribulations that tinge every victory in pursuit of simply being American are the worst of us. R. Eric Thomas, Time, 17 Feb. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Latin tingere to dip, moisten, tinge; akin to Greek tengein to moisten and probably to Old High German dunkōn to dip