[no obj] 1 : to have a feeling like the feeling of many small sharp points pressing into your skin
▪ My arm/leg was numb and tingling. 2 : to feel an emotion (such as excitement) very strongly
▪ Everyone was tingling with excitement. [=everyone was very excited] — see also spine-tingling
▪ My arm/leg was numb and tingling.
▪ Everyone was tingling with excitement. [=everyone was very excited] — see also spine-tingling
— tingle noun, plural tingles [count]
▪ The music sent tingles up and down my spine.
▪ The music sent tingles up and down my spine.
— tingling noun [noncount]
▪ The patient felt numbness, tingling, and pain in her left leg.
▪ The patient felt numbness, tingling, and pain in her left leg.







