tinkle
[ ting-kuh l ]
/ ˈtɪŋ kəl /
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
out·tin·kle, verb (used with object), out·tin·kled, out·tin·kling.Words nearby tinkle
tinker's dam, tinker's damn, tinker's weed, tinkerman, tinkertoy, tinkle, tinkly, tinley park, tinman, tinned, tinner
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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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