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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | tingere 'to dip, make wet, tinge with color' |
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tinge2 present participle tinging or tingeing [transitive]
literary to give something a small amount of a particular colour, emotion, or quality 
Pink tinged her cheeks.
tinge something with something The light of the setting sun tinges the buildings with delicate colours.
The light of the setting sun tinges the buildings with delicate colours.Pink tinged her cheeks.