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tinge
tinge is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 6 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities of another substance, either by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron.
- 2noun
A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste.
- 3noun
a pale or subdued color
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- 4noun
a slight but appreciable amount
"this dish could use a touch of garlic"
- 5verb
color lightly
"her greying hair was tinged blond"
"the leaves were tinged red in November"
- 6verb
affect as in thought or feeling
"My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"
"The sadness tinged his life"
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