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tinkle
[ ting-kuhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to give forth or make a succession of short, light, ringing sounds, as a small bell.
- to run one's fingers lightly over a keyboard instrument or to play such an instrument simply or badly.
- Baby Talk. to urinate.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to tinkle or jingle:
The goat tinkled its bell every time it raised its head. Who's tinkling the piano?
- to make known, call attention to, attract, or summon by tinkling.
noun
- a tinkling sound or tune.
- an act or instance of tinkling.
- Informal. a telephone call:
Give me a tinkle before you leave for Europe.
tinkle
/ ˈ³Ùɪŋ°ìÉ™±ô /
verb
- to ring or cause to ring with a series of high tinny sounds, like a small bell
- tr to announce or summon by such a ringing
- informal.intr to urinate
noun
- a high clear ringing sound
- the act of tinkling
- informal.a telephone call
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù¾±²Ô°ì±ô¾±²Ô²µ, adjectivenoun
- ˈ³Ù¾±²Ô°ì±ô²â, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Ç³Ü³Ùt¾±²Ôk±ô±ð verb (used with object) outtinkled outtinkling
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tinkle1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tinkle1
Example Sentences
René opens the music box, and a tinkling music begins to play, the same song heard long ago in his Damascus sitting room.
The hangers in the closets clashed and tinkled.
Brigit lobbed another shoe in his direction, and he cartwheeled out of the way, the little jingles on his hat tinkling.
It’s quiet save for the homey sounds of rustling, the metallic tinkling of what seems like silverware and some faintly babbling voices, perhaps from a radio or TV.
Heavy gold jewelry encircled her neck and wrists and dangled from her nose and earlobes, so that every movement created a tinkling rustle of metal against metal.
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