| Noun | 1. | tingling - a prickling somatic sensation as from many tiny pricks |
| Adj. | 1. | tingling - exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements Synonyms: tickling, titillating |
| 2. | tingling - causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep"; "a stinging nettle"; "the stinging windblown sleet" |