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“twinge”
tinge, twinge
tinge (TINJ) (verb)
To change or modify to a slight degree typically in reference to color: "The artist decided to tinge the sunset in the painting with a slight pink color."
twinge (TWINJ) (noun)
A sharp localized pain which may be either physical or moral: "The man felt a twinge in his ankle when he was walking because he had twisted it earlier in the day."
"He seemed to experience a mental twinge of conscience when he realized what he had done."
The artist didn't seem to have a twinge of conscience when she decided to tinge the original painting of the sunset by adding a hint of orange.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group T; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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