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

: urinate

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

Related to TINKLE

Synonyms: chink, clink, tingle, jingle

Related Words: clang, clangor, clank, clash, crash; clack, clatter, rattle; chime, ding, ding-dong, gong, jangle, ping, plink, ring

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Rhymes with TINKLE

crinkle, inkle, sprinkle, twinkle, winkle, wrinkle