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tinkle


1tin·kle

verb \ˈtiŋ-kəl\
tin·kledtin·kling\-k(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of TINKLE

intransitive verb
1
: to make or emit a tinkle or a sound suggestive of a tinkle
2
transitive 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>

Examples of TINKLE

  1. The ice tinkled in the glass.
  2. A piano was tinkling in the background.
  3. He tinkled a small bell.

Origin of TINKLE

Middle English, frequentative of tinken to tinkle, of imitative origin
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with TINKLE

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