tinge

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Synonyms: twinge, tingle, singe, hinge, tine, minge, ting, tings, ringe, tonge, winge

Antonyms: twinge, tingle, singe, hinge, tine, minge, ting, tings, ringe, tonge, winge

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Noun

1. A [[small]] [[added]] [[amount#Noun|amount]] of [[colour]]; {{lb|en|by extension}} a small added amount of some other thing.
2. The [[degree]] of [[vividness]] of a colour; [[hue]], [[shade#Noun|shade]], [[tint#Noun|tint]].
3. {{lb|en|UK|slang|obsolete}} A [[draper]]'s or [[clothier]]'s [[markup]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[add]] a [[small]] [[amount]] of [[colour#Noun|colour]]; to [[tint#Verb|tint]]; {{lb|en|by extension}} to add a small amount of some other [[thing]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To [[affect#Verb|affect]] or [[alter]] [[slightly]], particularly due to the [[actual]] or [[metaphorical]] [[influence#Noun|influence]] of some [[element]] or thing.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[change#Verb|change]] slightly in [[shade#Noun|shade]] due to the addition of colour; {{lb|en|by extension}} to change slightly in [[quality]] due to the addition of some other thing.

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