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
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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Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
Small black and white spots dot the lizards’ backs, and their tails have a slight blue tinge.
—Aspen Pflughoeft
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
Even the things his father seemed to enjoy—making wine, gardening—were tinged with duty.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Noun
And while her music has always had a tinge of country traditions, Cyrus’s approach has always been a little more understated.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
Small black and white spots dot the lizards’ backs, and their tails have a slight blue tinge.
—Aspen Pflughoeft
july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Verb
But the industry’s narrative, tinged with nostalgia, is persistent and powerful.
—Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025
Even the things his father seemed to enjoy—making wine, gardening—were tinged with duty.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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“Tinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinge. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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