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 verb1: to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle2: urinatetransitive verb1: to sound or make known (the time) by a tinkle2 a: to cause to make a tinkle b: to produce by tinkling <tinkle a tune>