tinkle
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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>
See Examples of TINKLE
- The ice tinkled in the glass.
- A piano was tinkling in the background.
- He tinkled a small bell.
Origin of TINKLE
Middle English, frequentative of tinken to tinkle, of imitative origin
First Known Use: 15th century
2tinkle
nounDefinition of TINKLE
1
: a jingling effect in verse or prose
2
: a series of short high ringing or clinking sounds
Examples of TINKLE
- <the soothing tinkle of the wind chime on the back porch>
First Known Use of TINKLE
1725
Related to TINKLE
- Synonyms
- chime(s), jingle, tintinnabulation
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