Crossword clues for tinged
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tinge \Tinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Tingeing.] [L. tingere, tinctum, to dye, stain, wet; akin to Gr. ?, and perhaps to G. tunken to dip, OHG. tunch[=o]n, dunch[=o]n, thunk[=o]n. Cf. Distain, Dunker, Stain, Taint a stain, to stain, Tincture, Tint.] 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.
His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections,
are tinged by a certain extravagance.
--Addison.
Syn: To color; dye; stain.
Wiktionary
WordNet
adj. being colored slightly; sometimes used in combination; "white petals touched with pink"; "the resplendent sun-touched flag"; "pink-tinged apple blossoms" [syn: touched]
Usage examples of "tinged".
Now I knew him to be an unwilling drugged victim of some scheme, my pity was tinged with outraged righteousness.
Down again to the original musical phrase, but this time the baritone quality was tinged with scorn.
Teradia said, her deep voice tinged with awe as she took Torkes's arm and began to lead him back to the reception room.
Images began to invade his consciousness, accompanied by shrieks tinged with fear and anger, shriveling his nerves.
To my concern, I saw Monsorlit standing beside me, regarding me with a cold impersonal interest tinged with some private amusement.
Above that, clouds were a blood red, tinged with orange and yellow, vivid primaries to startle the eye.
Her creamy skin was a little paler than usual, tinged with green shadows.
For the first time, her voice was tinged more with fear than with outrage.
Sometimes envy or disparagement tinged these epithets - until he 'ported in the next supply drones when he was again in favour with all.
A curious elation, tinged with apprehension and a certain fearfulness, seized her as she passed the portal.
The gray had completely disappeared from the ground cover, and its rich deep green was now tinged with brown.
His color, generally a dark creamed-coffee, was not tinged with any lividity.
Emily and Kit Ping exchanged glances tinged with amused condescension for the vagaries of their younger colleagues.
Orlith's tone was tinged with scorn as if the queen felt her own rider had been more valiant.
Now her eyes were underscored by dark circles of fatigue, her body was listless, and her skin was tinged slightly gray, making her look far older than he knew her to be.