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tinge

/tɪndʒ/noun

उच्चारण टिन्ज

हल्का रंग, हल्की झलक, पुट

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth)

    a small amount of a colour, a feeling or a quality

    हल्का रंग, हल्की झलक, पुट

    • The sky had a pink tinge at sunset.
    • There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.

    Synonyms trace hint touch tint shade

verbtinged, tingeing or tinging
  1. 1

    [T, usually passive] ~ sth (with sth)

    to add a small amount of colour to something

    हल्का रंग देना, रँगना

    • The clouds were tinged with gold.

    Synonyms tint colour stain

  2. 2

    [T, usually passive] ~ sth (with sth)

    to add a small amount of a particular feeling or quality to something

    (किसी भाव या गुण का) पुट देना

    • Radhika's joy at winning was tinged with sadness because her grandfather could not see it.
    • words tinged with regret

    Synonyms touch colour flavour

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

trace hint touch tint shade colour stain flavour

§Grammar and usage

Something is tinged with a colour or a feeling, as in 'tinged with regret' (not 'tinged by' or 'tinged of').

कोई चीज़ किसी रंग या भावना से tinged with होती है, जैसे 'tinged with regret' ('tinged by' या 'tinged of' गलत है)।