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Examples of tinkle in a Sentence
The ice tinkled in the glass.
A piano was tinkling in the background.
He tinkled a small bell.
Origin and Etymology of tinkle
Middle English, frequentative of tinken to tinkle, of imitative origin
tinkle
Definition of tinkle
1 : a series of short high ringing or clinking sounds
2 : a jingling effect in verse or prose
Examples of tinkle in a Sentence
the soothing tinkle of the wind chime on the back porch
First Known Use of tinkle
1725
TINKLE Defined for English Language Learners
tinkle
playDefinition of tinkle for English Language Learners
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: to make sounds like the sounds of a small bell
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: to pass urine from the body
tinkle
Definition of tinkle for English Language Learners
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: the sound produced by a small bell or a similar sound
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: a telephone call
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: the act of passing urine from the body
TINKLE Defined for Kids
Definition of tinkle for Students
tinkled
;tinkling
: to make or cause to make short high ringing or clinking sounds
Definition of tinkle for Students
: a short high ringing or clinking sound
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