tinkle
[ ting-kuhl ]
/ ˈtɪŋ kəl /
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verb (used without object), tin·kled, tin·kling.
verb (used with object), tin·kled, tin·kling.
to cause to tinkle or jingle: The goat tinkled its bell every time it raised its head. Who's tinkling the piano?
to make known, call attention to, attract, or summon by tinkling.
noun
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Origin of tinkle
1350–1400; Middle English tynclen, frequentative of tinken to clink; imitative
OTHER WORDS FROM tinkle
outtinkle, verb (used with object), out·tin·kled, out·tin·kling.Words nearby tinkle
tinker's cuss, tinker's dam, tinker's damn, Tinkertoy, tinker with, tinkle, tinkly, Tinley Park, tin lizzie, tinman, tinned
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British Dictionary definitions for tinkle
tinkle
/ (ˈtɪŋkəl) /
verb
to ring or cause to ring with a series of high tinny sounds, like a small bell
(tr) to announce or summon by such a ringing
(intr) British informal to urinate
noun
a high clear ringing sound
the act of tinkling
British informal a telephone call
Derived forms of tinkle
tinkling, adjective, nountinkly, adjectiveWord Origin for tinkle
C14: of imitative origin
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