1
: a slight staining or suffusing shade or color
2
: an affective or modifying property or influence : touch
a tinge of guilt
tinged; tingeing or tinging
ˈtin-jiŋ 
1
a
: to color with a slight shade or stain : tint
b
: to affect or modify with a slight odor or taste
2
: to affect or modify in character
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Examples of tinge in a Sentence
Noun
showing a tinge of color
dark hair with reddish tinges
Verb
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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Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
People typically have a tinge of sadness, not necessarily overwhelming, just a constant and disturbing undercurrent.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Some have been tinged with bitterness while others have brimmed with optimism.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Some planets, like Mars, even have a noticeably pale-orange tinge.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
People typically have a tinge of sadness, not necessarily overwhelming, just a constant and disturbing undercurrent.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
But the relief was also tinged with worry as many spoke of rebuilding their homes after more than a year of devastation.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Some have been tinged with bitterness while others have brimmed with optimism.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Tinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinge. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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