tingling
adjective, noun, verb
tingling is spelled T-I-N-G-L-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tingling means “That tingles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tingling?
| Letters | 8: T-I-N-G-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tingling?
Tingling appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce tingling?
Tingling has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with tingling?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tingling.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: glinting.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tingling
- more tingling comparative
- most tingling superlative
- tinglings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tingling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That tingles.
tingling sensation in one's wrists
noun
- 1
A tingling sensation; pins and needles.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of tingle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tingling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a tingling sensation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | picotement |
| Portuguese | formigamento, formigueiro |
| Spanish | hormigueo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.