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Tinge means to give a little bit of something, especially color or flavor.

(verb)

An example of tinge is to add a drop of red food coloring to white icing to make it slightly pink.

The definition of a tinge is a small amount of coloring, flavor, or some other quality.

(noun)

An example of a tinge is a slight taste of vanilla bean in a strawberry cupcake.

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transitive verb tinged, tingeing or tinging

to color slightly; give a tint to
to give a trace, slight flavor or odor, shade, etc. to: joy tinged with sorrow

Origin: L tingere, to dye, stain < IE base *teng-, to moisten > Gr tengein, to moisten, OHG dunkon, to dip

noun

a slight coloring; tint
a slight trace, flavor, odor, etc.; smack; touch

See tinge in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb tinged tinged (tĭnjd), tinge·ing or ting·ing (tĭnˈjĭng), ting·es

To apply a trace of color to; tint.
To affect slightly, as with a contrasting quality: “The air was blowy and tinged with rain” (Joyce Carol Oates).

noun

A small amount of a color incorporated or added.
A slight added element, property, or influence: a tinge of regret.

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Origin: Middle English tingen

Origin: , from Latin tingere

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