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Tingle vs Numb - What's the difference?

tingle | numb |

As verbs the difference between tingle and numb

is that tingle is to have a prickling or mildly stinging sensation or tingle can be to ring while numb is to cause to become numb.

As a noun tingle

is a prickling or stinging sensation.

As an adjective numb is

without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.

tingle

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(tingl)
  • To have a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
  • To make ringing sounds, to twang.
  • *1851 ,
  • *:Sideways leaning, we sideways darted; every ropeyarn tingling like a wire; the two tall masts buckling like Indian canes in land tornadoes.
  • * Charles Dickens
  • sharp tingling bells

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prickling or stinging sensation.
  • Etymology 2

    Verb

    (tingl)
  • To ring
  • To cause to ring
  • * 1874 , , fit 2:
  • the Captain they trusted so well
    Had only one notion for crossing the ocean,
    And that was to tingle his bell.

    Anagrams

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    numb

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible.
  • Not able to react, surprised, shocked.
  • Causing numbness.
  • * Shakespeare
  • All thin and naked to the numb cold night.

    Antonyms

    * sensible, sensitive

    Derived terms

    * benumb * numbly * numbness * numbnuts

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause to become numb.
  • The dentist gave me novocaine to numb my tooth before drilling, thank goodness.

    Synonyms

    * benumb