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tinge
Pronunciation: (tinj), [key]
—v., tinged, tinge•ing or ting•ing,
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v.t.
1. to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
2. to impart a slight taste or smell to.
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n.
1. a slight degree of coloration.
2. a slight admixture, as of some qualifying property or characteristic; trace; smattering:
a tinge of garlic; a tinge of anger. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.