tinge

3 definitions • 4 examples

a very slight amount of a colour or of a feeling:

His hair is starting to show tinges of grey.

I felt a tinge of regret that I hadn't accepted her offer.

to contain a slight amount of:

Her joy at the birth of her son was tinged with sadness that her father had not lived to see him.

to add a slight amount of color or a quality to something:

The sunset tinged the sky red.