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
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 July 2024
The prospect of reaching out but failing to recapture their old camaraderie, or to connect only for the relationship to stagnate is enough of a deterrent for Li, who worries that a disappointing outcome will leave a sad tinge on her warm childhood memories.
—Hannah Seo, Vox, 1 July 2024
Miles Socha, WWD, 21 June 2024
Other times, his hands were tinged by the flames of the pits, and his clothes blackened with ash and soot.
—Gabriel H. Sanchez, New York Times, 11 June 2024
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Noun
But he’s still got a tinge of that eerie late-period Eddie detachment.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 July 2024
The prospect of reaching out but failing to recapture their old camaraderie, or to connect only for the relationship to stagnate is enough of a deterrent for Li, who worries that a disappointing outcome will leave a sad tinge on her warm childhood memories.
—Hannah Seo, Vox, 1 July 2024
Verb
To be sure, future creatives at Dries Van Noten arrive at a house synonymous with ravishing colors, striking prints and dignified dressing tinged with exotic details and embroideries.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 21 June 2024
Other times, his hands were tinged by the flames of the pits, and his clothes blackened with ash and soot.
—Gabriel H. Sanchez, New York Times, 11 June 2024
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“Tinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinge. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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