verb, noun
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sth (with sth)
1 to add a small amount of colour to sth:
white petals tinged with blue * Pink tinged her pale cheeks.
2 to add a small amount of a particular emotion or quality to sth:
a look of surprise tinged with disapproval * Sadness tinged his voice.
noun [usuallysing.] a small amount of a colour, feeling or quality:
to feel a tinge of envy / regret / sadness * There was a faint pink tinge to the sky.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for tinge is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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