Main Entry: ¹tin·kle

Pronunciation: \ˈtiŋ-kəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): tin·kled; tin·kling \-k(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: Middle English, frequentative of tinken to tinkle, of imitative origin

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb 1 : to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle
2 : urinatetransitive verb 1 : to sound or make known (the time) by a tinkle
2 a : to cause to make a tinkle b : to produce by tinkling <tinkle a tune>