ting

1
[ ting ]
/ tɪŋ /

verb (used with or without object)

to make or cause to make a high, clear, ringing sound.

noun

a tinging sound.

Origin of ting

1
1485–95; imitative; see tang2

Definition for tinged (2 of 2)

tinge
[ tinj ]
/ tɪndʒ /

verb (used with object), tinged, tinge·ing or ting·ing.

to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
to impart a slight taste or smell to.

noun

a slight degree of coloration.
a slight admixture, as of some qualifying property or characteristic; trace; smattering: a tinge of garlic; a tinge of anger.

Origin of tinge

First recorded in 1470–80, tinge is from the Latin word tingere to dye, color

OTHER WORDS FROM tinge

in·ter·tinge, verb (used with object), in·ter·tinged, in·ter·tinge·ing or in·ter·ting·ing. re·tinge, verb (used with object), re·tinged, re·tinge·ing or re·ting·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for tinged (1 of 4)

ting 1
/ (tɪŋ) /

noun

a high metallic sound such as that made by a small bell

verb

to make or cause to make such a sound

Word Origin for ting

C15: of imitative origin

British Dictionary definitions for tinged (2 of 4)

ting 2
/ (tɪŋ) /

noun

(often capital) a variant spelling of thing 2

British Dictionary definitions for tinged (3 of 4)

Ting
/ (tɪŋ) /

noun

Samuel Chao Chung. born 1936, US physicist, who discovered the J/psi particle independently of Burton Richter, with whom he shared (1976) the Nobel prize for physics

British Dictionary definitions for tinged (4 of 4)

tinge
/ (tɪndʒ) /

noun

a slight tint or colouring her hair had a tinge of grey
any slight addition

verb tinges, tingeing, tinging or tinged (tr)

to colour or tint faintly
to impart a slight trace to her thoughts were tinged with nostalgia

Word Origin for tinge

C15: from Latin tingere to colour