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
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024
Her 10-year repertoire is full of vulnerable hits about familiar feelings like love and heartbreak, and every song comes with a tinge of textbook R&B sexiness and longing.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 31 July 2024
Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2024
Other libations include a matcha latte with both oat and condensed milks, a strawberry matcha latte with strawberry puree and an orange matcha tonic tinged with fresh orange jam.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 30 July 2024
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Noun
The only differentiating factor is a tinge of sartorial irony.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024
Her 10-year repertoire is full of vulnerable hits about familiar feelings like love and heartbreak, and every song comes with a tinge of textbook R&B sexiness and longing.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 31 July 2024
Verb
In contrast to the abstruse beauty of the séance room, the primary bedroom and bath, which the homeowner calls the goddess suite, are all lightness and elegance, a pale-hued sanctuary that casts a spell of serenity tinged with decadence.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2024
Other libations include a matcha latte with both oat and condensed milks, a strawberry matcha latte with strawberry puree and an orange matcha tonic tinged with fresh orange jam.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 30 July 2024
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“Tinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinge. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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